Ukraine in Flames

For other uses, see Ukraine on Fire.

Ukraine in Flames (Russian: Битва за нашу Советскую Украину, translit. Bitva za nashu Sovetskuyu Ukrainu, lit. "Battle for our Soviet Ukraine") is a 1943 Soviet documentary war film by Ukrainian director Oleksandr Dovzhenko and Yuliya Solntseva. It is Dovzhenko's second World War II documentary, and dealt with the Battle of Kharkov. The film incorporates German footage of the invasion of Ukraine, which was later captured by the Soviets.

Ukraine in Flames
Directed by	Oleksandr Dovzhenko Yuliya Solntseva
Written by	Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Produced by	V. Murin
Narrated by	Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Edited by	Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Distributed by	Central Newsreel Studio Ukrainian Newsreel
Release date	1943 (1943)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

The plot tells of the events of autumn 1943 on the southern fronts of the German-Soviet war. The film differs from its peers in that for the first time viewers of the military chronicle heard the "living voices" of soldiers. It also features a huge number of philosophical generalizations written by O. Dovzhenko in the form of lyrical reflections, voiced by Leonid Khmara.

The film includes footage of the trophy German newsreel.

External links

• Ukraine in Flames at IMDb
• Ukraine in Flames at AllMovie
• Ukraine in Flames on YouTube with Italian subtitles
• New York Times review published on April 3, 1944