The North Star (1943) Banned Film with Stroheim & Baxter

In June 1941, a group of young villagers in a Ukrainian farming cooperative plan a trip to Kiev, unaware of the impending German invasion. As the war arrives with airstrikes and ground troops, they become separated, with Kolya heading to rejoin his regiment while the others try to return to their village. Meanwhile, villagers form a guerrilla army, and tensions rise as Marina’s mother, Sophia, and Dr. Kurin face difficult moral decisions under German occupation. Their journey and the war will test their courage and convictions.

Original title: The North Star
Alternative title: Armored Attack (1957 re-release)

Colorized version: https://youtu.be/acUMdaD4QLg


Director: Lewis Milestone
Writers: Lillian Hellman, Burt Beck
Actors: Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston, Erich von Stroheim, Walter Brennan
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
Release date: November 4, 1943

FUN FACT: House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) cited The North Star as pro-Soviet propaganda, condemning its idealized portrayal of collective farms.

Watch the documentary about HUAC trials in Hollywood on Trial (1976): https://youtu.be/7jbYed_DkD4

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUMOycDFnpMeWzaITQSD1dWsOA

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