The Boy from Stalingrad

The Boy from Stalingrad (Hollywood's first drama of Russia's young heroes.)

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.

Top Cast

Bobby Samarzich

As Kolya

Conrad Binyon

As Grisha

Mary Lou Harrington

As Nadya

Scotty Beckett

As Pavel

Steven Muller

As Tommy Hudson

Donald Mayo

As Yuri

John Wengraf

As German Major

Erik Rolf

As German Captain

Wilhelm von Brincken

As German General