---
title: 'The Turning Point (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fridrikh Ermler'
released: '1945-01-29'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-turning-point-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037426/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Turning Point (1945)

1945 · 108 min · Drama, War · Soviet Union

Original title: Великий перелом

## Synopsis

The Turning Point is a 1945 Soviet, Russian-language World War II film directed by Fridrikh Ermler based on a screenplay by Boris Chirskov. The film was one of the earlier Palme d'Or winners of 1946. It was produced by GOSKINO at Kinostudiya Lenfilm, distributed in the US by Artkino Pictures, and restored in 1967 at Lenfilm Studio. The film's working title was General of the Army.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fridrikh Ermler](https://cinepixo.com/people/fridrikh-ermler)
- **Screenplay:** [Boris Chirskov](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-chirskov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gavriil Popov](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavriil-popov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arkadi Koltsaty](https://cinepixo.com/people/arkadi-koltsaty), [Nisson Shifrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/nisson-shifrin)

## Cast

- [Andrei Abrikosov](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrei-abrikosov)
- [Mikhail Derzhavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-derzhavin-2)
- [Yuri Tolubeyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuri-tolubeyev)
- [Mark Bernes](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-bernes)

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