During that terrible time, film studios were forced to move deep into the country to the east, they lacked funds and people, but they, nevertheless, continued to make masterpieces. We’ve picked out five of such wonderful movies: 1. ‘ The Swineherd & the Shepherd ’ (1941) This romantic comedy about the love of a Dagestani shepherd named Musaib and Glafira, a pig-herd from the Vologda region, began to be filmed during peacetime.
After the German attack, filming was stopped and all male actors were mobilized into the Red Army. However, the country's leadership decided that people needed cheerful movies in such difficult times. On Stalin's personal orders, the actors were returned from the Armed Forces and production was resumed.
The film crew was even bombed several times during filming in Moscow. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The premiere of ‘The Swineherd and the Shepherd’ took place on November 17, 1941.
2. ‘ Two Soldiers ’ (1943) The film tells the story of the friendship between two Soviet soldiers who participate in the defense of Leningrad. When production began, the country's second most important city was still in a dense blockade.
The Tashkent Film Studio produced the movie and it was Central Asia that became the center of Soviet cinema and theater life during the war. ‘Two Soldiers’ was released on October 6, 1943. However, long before that, the song ‘Dark Night’ performed in the movie by Mark Bernes was already known throughout the country.
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