Song of Russia (1944)
| Release Date | 10 February 1944 |
| Genre | Drama, War, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English, Russian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
Song of Russia is a 1944 American war film made and distributed by MGM Studios. The picture was credited as being directed by Gregory Ratoff, though Ratoff collapsed near the end of the five-month production, and was replaced by László Benedek, who completed principal photography; the credited screenwriters were Paul Jarrico and Richard Collins. The film starred Robert Taylor, Susan Peters and Robert Benchley.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Patricia Prest
Stasha Bulganov
Leo Mostovoy
Yanovich
Leo Bulgakov
Professor Faber
Zoia Karabanova
Natasha Bulganov
Konstantin Shayne
Wounded Soldier
John Wengraf
Red Army Commander
Barbara Bulgakov
Truck Driver
Tamara Shayne
Mme. Orlova
Moyshe Oysher
Singer of "And Russia Is Her Name"
John Nesbitt
Radio Commentator
Peter Meremblum
Himself
Peter Meremblum And The California Junior Symphony Orchestra
Themselves
The California Junior Symphony Orchestra
Themselves, The California Junior Symphony Orchestra
Alex Akimoff
Reporter
Georgia Akst
Tania
Paul Baratoff
Meschkov's Assistant
Helena Benda
Woman
Dimitri Benko
Singer
John Bleifer
Man
Vladimar Bykoff
Train Official
Ralph Cathey
Russian Soldier
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Maxim - Anna's Husband
Alex Chivra
Singer
Albert Coates
Himself - Pianist
Ken Cooper
Wagon Driver
Julius Cramer
German
Michael Dalmatoff
Ivanov
Margarita De Guirola
Woman
Victor Dubinsky
Singer
Michka Egan
Soldier on Train
Nestor Eristoff
Mayor Anton
Al Ferguson
German Officer
Mariana Fiore
Nina
Richard Flato
Russian Soldier
John Frederick
Russian Soldier
Anatol Frikin
Singer
George Glebeff
Reporter
Anna Gogol
Woman
Lisa Golm
German's Wife
Arthur Gould-Porter
Courier
Circe Graham
Woman
Yeghishe Harout
Guard
Herman S. Heller
Singer
George Jackson
Non-com
Payne B. Johnson
Boy in music school
Dr. Alexis Kall
Professor Rach - Mayor
Earl Kent
Russian Soldier
George Kole
Specialty
Adia Kuznetzoff
Nightclub Singer
Gabriel Lenoff
Singer
Cliff Lyons
Wagon Driver
James Malloy
German Officer
Joseph Marievsky
Waiter
Alex Melesh
Singer
Lucille Meredith
Telephone Operator
Gonzales Moniz
Man
Moscow Conservatory Orchestra
Themselves
Natalie Nitikin
Mayor's Wife
Martin Noble
Air Raid Warden, Reporter
William J. O'Brien
Extra on Tour Bus
Remington Olmstead
Specialty
Ryszard Ordynski
Officer
Isabel Randolph
Woman
Vladimir Rashevsky
Military Instructor
William Roy
Man
Alexander Sascha
Professor Karklin
Sam Savitsky
Red Army General
Naomi Scher
Woman
Molio Sheron
Singer
Dina Smirnova
Woman at Ruins
Leonid Snegoff
Official
Ray Teal
Motorcycle Rider
Trianon Trio
Themselves - Vaudevillians
Ivan Triesault
Commissar
Jack Vlaskin
Specialty
Jacqueline Warrington
Manya - Mayor's Daughter
Helen Wey
Woman
Ralina Zarova
Gypsy Fortune-teller
Director
Gregory Ratoff
-
Laslo Benedek
-
Writer
Leo Mittler
Victor Trivas
Guy Endore
Paul Jarrico
Richard Collins
Boris Ingster
contributing writer
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
producer
Cinematographer
Harry Stradling Sr.
Editor
George Hively
-
George Boemler
-
Art Director
Set Decorator
Edwin B. Willis
-
Costume Designer
Gile Steele
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn
makeup designer
Production Manager
Hugh Boswell
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roland Asher
assistant director
Laslo Benedek
director of retakes
Jack Greenwood
second assistant director
Andrew Marton
second unit director
Marvin Stuart
assistant director
Art Department
Edward G. Boyle
associate set decorator
Leonid Vasian
associate art director
Sound Department
Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Editorial Department
Herbert L. Strock
assistant editor
Music Department
Albert Coates
conductor
Eric Zeisl
composer: stock music
Other Crew
Peter Ballbusch
montage sequences
John Hoffman
montage sequences
David Lichine
dance director
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
Loew's
Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
Loew's
Miscellaneous
California Junior Symphony Orchestra
group performers
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by László Benedek
Bengal Brigade (1954)
Death of a Salesman (1951)
Port of New York (1949)
Song of Russia
The Wild One (1953)
