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Attack and Retreat (1964)

★ 7.1153 minDirector: Giuseppe De Santis

1964 Italian film

Attack and Retreat (Italian: Italiani brava gente, Russian: Они шли на Восток, romanized: Oni shli na Vostok) is a Soviet-Italian war drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and Dmitri Vasilyev in 1964. The movie follows the steps of Italian soldiers of the Italian Army in Russia fighting on the Eastern Front on Hitler's side. Heavily based on diaries and memories of real war veterans.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Attack and Retreat about?
Attack and Retreat (1964) — During the summer of 1941, Germany and its European allies invade the Soviet Union. Fascist Italy participates at the invasion. The first trains carrying Italian soldiers arrive in the Soviet Union during grain-harvest season. The Soviet Army withdrew during the initial German on
Is Attack and Retreat based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Attack and Retreat scary?
Content rating: . See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.