Anne Baxter
Marina Pavlova
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Synopsis
A summer outing by young Ukrainian villagers ends under German aerial attack. As their community falls under occupation, families separate and resistance fighters organize in the surrounding countryside. A doctor's discovery of what the invaders are doing to local children turns the fight for survival into a desperate rescue effort.
Cast
DirectorsLewis Milestone
Historical context
Written by Lillian Hellman during the wartime alliance with the Soviet Union, the film presents an idealized village threatened by Nazi invasion. Its politics later became controversial in the United States. A re-edited version, Armored Attack, altered the opening and added Cold War commentary.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Anne Baxter — 20th Century Fox · Public domain
- Dana Andrews — László Josef Willinger · Public domain
- Walter Huston — studio · Public domain
- Walter Brennan — ABC Television (ABC Photo); Bath & Wiener-photographer. · Public domain
