If J.M. Barrie had had a hand in Tarkovsky's IVAN'S CHILDHOOD, it might like something like this bizarre boys' adventure confection. Surprised by the advancing German Army while gathering wheat outside their village, a spunky band of Russian adolescents employs a combination of wits and heroic self-sacrifice to defeat a Nazi battalion, blow up a tank, and save the people of Stalingrad from imminent destruction. A rarely-seen entry in Hollywoood's brief wartime spate of pro-Soviet propaganda films, THE BOY FROM STALINGRAD stars Serbian-American child actor Bobby Samarzich, who went on to found one of Southern California's greatest tamburitza bands.
Stars: Bobby Samarzich, Conrad Binyon, Mary Lou Harrington, Scotty Beckett, Steven Muller, Donald Mayo
Crew: Sidney Salkow (Director), Ferdinand Reyher (Writer), Robert Lee Johnson (Story), Robert Arden (Story)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 69 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 20, 1943
IMDb: 10
Keywords:soldier
