Days of Glory

directed by Jacques Tourneur
Category: "War"
Year of Release:1944
Date Added:02/02/2020
Date Watched:02/02/2020
Description:During the Nazi invasion of Russia, a small band of Russian partisans guards their homeland. They are led by Vladimir (Gregory Peck in his first film). The band includes a female sniper and a young girl who does the cooking. One day Nina (Tamara Toumanova), a ballerina from Moscow, is found in the woods. She's brought to the band and soon she and Vladimir are in love. One by one, the band members die in service to the motherland. Vladimir sends Nina away when the Russian counterattack begins, but she returns to be with him and they both die in heroic fashion.
My Rating:6

Reviews for Days of Glory

Review - Days of Glory

A smaltzy piece of wartime propaganda made to get Americans to feel kind thoughts about the Russians. I'm sure during the war there were many bands like this that fought heroically for their homeland, but I'm also sure many of them were communists. Gregory Peck hated his role so much he never saw the movie.

Reviewed by Roger on 2020-02-02 20:44:47

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