One Day of War (1942)
Overview
A Soviet documentary chronicling a single day of the Great Patriotic War—June 13, 1942, the 356th day of the conflict. Filmed simultaneously across all fronts and the home front by 160 newsreel cameramen, and edited by Mikhail Slutsky at the Central Studio of Documentary Films, it offers a sweeping portrait of total war. Released in October 1942, the project captured the Soviet struggle against the German invaders in a single, coordinated day of filming.
Cast
Recommendations
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
For Sama
20 Days in Mariupol
The Soviet Story
They Shall Not Grow Old
Triumph Over Violence
The Bloody Hundredth
Father Soldier Son
The Battle of San Pietro
The Age of Stupid
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
Five Broken Cameras
Korengal
Maternal Instinct
Wick Is Pain
Bitter Lake
9/11
A Toxic Love Story
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20