Tankers
The movie inspired by real events tells the story of the KV-1 tank's crew heroic deed. Having a losing fight, the crew of Semyon Konovalov destroyed 16 enemy tanks, 2 armored vehicles and 8 vehicles with enemy personnel near Nizhnemityakin farm in Tarasovskoye district of Rostov region. This is the story of not the poster heroes, but broken, cheerful, and very diverse guys who just wanted to live. At the decisive moment they managed to do the only right thing and performed the deed worthy of the legend.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 2018
- Country
- Russia
Details
Release year: 2018
Storyline
The movie inspired by real events tells the story of the KV-1 tank's crew heroic deed. Having a losing fight, the crew of Semyon Konovalov destroyed 16 enemy tanks, 2 armored vehicles and 8 vehicles with enemy personnel near Nizhnemityakin farm in Tarasovskoye district of Rostov region. This is the story of not the poster heroes, but broken, cheerful, and very diverse guys who just wanted to live. At the decisive moment they managed to do the only right thing and performed the deed worthy of the legend.
Top credits
- Andrey Chernyshov — Capt. Semyon Konovalov
Vladimir Epifantsev — Sgt. Siitov
Sergey Gorobchenko — Maj. Vasily Krotov
Oleg Fomin — Jr. Lt. Rykov
Did you know
• The movie depicts the Panzer IV type H model, which didn't start production until June 1943. Additionally, the Soviets are shown with the T-34/85, which didn't enter combat until Oct 1943.
• They use the term sabot when referring to shell but the Soviet guns in WW2 did not fire sabot type shells.
• The Sd.Kfz. 251 used by German army was based on its earlier unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle.
User reviews
It really deserves better than a 5.1
Mediocre
Intense, immediate and real.
Technical specs
- Color
- Color
