Could you imagine any mainstream Western tv/film in the last 20-30 years to contain so much silence? Most of the time I watch tv they just speed through the show, with constant awkward moments reaquaint the viewer what happened previously 5mins every 5mins because TV producers think everyone is a brainless moron with a short-attention span.
Igor17,...Is it my imagination...or? R U as industrious & lover of fine film as U appear. We thank U for this effort, in sharing w/us this classic film-noir production. I detect a lot of hard work on your part in bringing us this wonderful series. The interaction of selecting the correct segment is very difficult w/out your configuring this presentation. Job well done, Sir. By following your lead...(Featured Video), the result is smooth & flawless. Again, many thanx from all of us.
Every backstabbing doubledealing leftleaning nation needs a Stirlitz After all, how else can communist countries maintain their pure Marxism? Politics aside, this is a really great series; well acted, well documented, and no detail to fact neglected. Got this movie from a guy in Denmark at a reasonable price; warfilms.com, an excellent resource.
I am ashamed of myself because I hadn't watched this movie earlier. But after I did, I was just shocked - in a positive meaning. This is a perfect, stirring masterpiece, extremely clever and elegant, like a genius game of chess. It has a strong message, the greatest actors playing every part, the characters that became role models and a long history of the generations of viewers admiring it. And I think that I won't exaggerate if i say: it truly makes the heart of every Russian ache.
Thanks so much for posting this with English subtitles, this is great! I only just found out about this mini series today reading about SMERSH on wikipedia and this was listed. Looks excellent, thanks again.
I saw this for the first time in 1982, Italian TV. Didn't knew anything about Stirlitlz jokes, and never cared about them. I just found the whole series wonderful, and, compared to some WWII stuff that was popular at the time in the West, relatively realistic. Vyacheslav Tikhonov was the Prince Andrey Bolkonsky in "War and Peace", he was a great actor.
Ah, yeah, jokes about Shtirlitz! Some are really not so bad, some are not so good. Here's one:
" Hitler's bunker. Meeting. In the middle of Fuhrer's speech, Shtirlitz enters the room with a basket of oranges, puts that basket on the table, then opens Fuhrer's safe, gets some papers, closes safe and walks out. Then Hitler yells: "Who's that!!!?". Muller says: "Ah, that's russian spy, Isaev". Hitler: "WHAAAAT!!! ARREST HIM!!!!!!". Muller: "Pointless... He'll say he was delivering oranges..."
da......hello all back home...if germans come in i am stirlitz....if russians i am issaev... in comes ment i govorit -how could you get so drunk comrad tikhonov....dont let our culture die out please...
This spy story is set in the final days of WWII. Subtitled in English. The Russians have an operative placed high in the Nazi command chain. Excellent location filming, wardrobe, factual material and film from other sources are used to make this film spellbinding. The scriptwriters incorporated all the great elements of storytelling and the director translates that script into subtle nuances of expression through great acting. Don't miss this masterpiece of Soviet cinema.
This spy story is set in the final days of WWII. Subtitled in English. The Russians have an operative placed high in the Nazi command chain. Excellent location filming, wardrobe, factual material and film from other sources are used to make this film spellbinding. The scriptwriters incorporated all the great elements of storytelling and the director translates that script into subtle nuances of expression through great acting. Don't miss this masterpiece of Soviet cinema.
Could you imagine any mainstream Western tv/film in the last 20-30 years to contain so much silence? Most of the time I watch tv they just speed through the show, with constant awkward moments reaquaint the viewer what happened previously 5mins every 5mins because TV producers think everyone is a brainless moron with a short-attention span.
theindiekidable 2 months ago
Igor17,...Is it my imagination...or? R U as industrious & lover of fine film as U appear. We thank U for this effort, in sharing w/us this classic film-noir production. I detect a lot of hard work on your part in bringing us this wonderful series. The interaction of selecting the correct segment is very difficult w/out your configuring this presentation. Job well done, Sir. By following your lead...(Featured Video), the result is smooth & flawless. Again, many thanx from all of us.
dannyrm100 3 months ago
Every backstabbing doubledealing leftleaning nation needs a Stirlitz After all, how else can communist countries maintain their pure Marxism? Politics aside, this is a really great series; well acted, well documented, and no detail to fact neglected. Got this movie from a guy in Denmark at a reasonable price; warfilms.com, an excellent resource.
chickenwretch 4 months ago
I am ashamed of myself because I hadn't watched this movie earlier. But after I did, I was just shocked - in a positive meaning. This is a perfect, stirring masterpiece, extremely clever and elegant, like a genius game of chess. It has a strong message, the greatest actors playing every part, the characters that became role models and a long history of the generations of viewers admiring it. And I think that I won't exaggerate if i say: it truly makes the heart of every Russian ache.
radiophantom421 8 months ago
Thanks so much for posting this with English subtitles, this is great! I only just found out about this mini series today reading about SMERSH on wikipedia and this was listed. Looks excellent, thanks again.
verbusen 10 months ago
I saw this for the first time in 1982, Italian TV. Didn't knew anything about Stirlitlz jokes, and never cared about them. I just found the whole series wonderful, and, compared to some WWII stuff that was popular at the time in the West, relatively realistic. Vyacheslav Tikhonov was the Prince Andrey Bolkonsky in "War and Peace", he was a great actor.
signorellil 1 year ago
Ah, yeah, jokes about Shtirlitz! Some are really not so bad, some are not so good. Here's one:
" Hitler's bunker. Meeting. In the middle of Fuhrer's speech, Shtirlitz enters the room with a basket of oranges, puts that basket on the table, then opens Fuhrer's safe, gets some papers, closes safe and walks out. Then Hitler yells: "Who's that!!!?". Muller says: "Ah, that's russian spy, Isaev". Hitler: "WHAAAAT!!! ARREST HIM!!!!!!". Muller: "Pointless... He'll say he was delivering oranges..."
WVrrus 1 year ago 2
Ia vidiel etu seriu kogda zhil v Sovietskom Soyuze, uzhe mnogo liet chto ischu chtom posmotret' snovo.
Spasibo
sanadrimar 1 year ago 3
He looks more like Hitler than Hitler did himself....
BlackCountryPuddler 1 year ago
da......hello all back home...if germans come in i am stirlitz....if russians i am issaev... in comes ment i govorit -how could you get so drunk comrad tikhonov....dont let our culture die out please...
MrMajorronin 1 year ago
awesome movie!
Crawlerz2468 1 year ago
jokes about Stirlitz are cultural phenomena ;>
like:
Gesapo guarded every exit. But Stirlitz tricked them anyway - he escaped through the entrance.
or:
Strilitz is walking in a forest, night is very dark. Suddenly he notices two bright poins in the distance.
-Must be an owl - thought Stirlitz.
-You`re an owl yoursefl - thought Bormann.
mrcraftsmann 1 year ago
ohhh i used to luv this movie.
bakytaska 1 year ago
Must be late 1944, perhaps early 45. I was 15 then, living in Athens, Greece and have vivid memories of WW2.
The atmosphere in this film is excellent, the protagonist perfectly fits the part and the music couldn't be better.
Sadness, nostalgia, the slow reflective pace stand out throughout the story.
ydraki 1 year ago 10
Beautiful and thought-provoking movie...
Pseudologic 1 year ago
О, спасибо вам за труд! Наконец посмотрю. А то стыдно уже - не смотрел такую классику.
KakaCarlo 1 year ago
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This spy story is set in the final days of WWII. Subtitled in English. The Russians have an operative placed high in the Nazi command chain. Excellent location filming, wardrobe, factual material and film from other sources are used to make this film spellbinding. The scriptwriters incorporated all the great elements of storytelling and the director translates that script into subtle nuances of expression through great acting. Don't miss this masterpiece of Soviet cinema.
FranklinParkIL 1 year ago
This spy story is set in the final days of WWII. Subtitled in English. The Russians have an operative placed high in the Nazi command chain. Excellent location filming, wardrobe, factual material and film from other sources are used to make this film spellbinding. The scriptwriters incorporated all the great elements of storytelling and the director translates that script into subtle nuances of expression through great acting. Don't miss this masterpiece of Soviet cinema.
FranklinParkIL 1 year ago 9