Days of Glory (1945)
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50% of critics liked it
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56% of users liked it
(78 ratings)
Like Song of Russia and Mission to Moscow before it, Days of Glory is a paean to the courage and resourcefulness of the Soviet Union during WW2 (this was long before the Russians became the stock villains in Hollywood films!) Producer Casey Robinson took a gamble with the project, casting the… More Like Song of Russia and Mission to Moscow before it, Days of Glory is a paean to the courage and resourcefulness of the Soviet Union during WW2 (this was long before the Russians became the stock villains in Hollywood films!) Producer Casey Robinson took a gamble with the project, casting the leading roles with movie newcomers. Heading the cast is Broadway actor Gregory Peck as Vladimir, the leader of a band of Soviet guerilla fighters. Tamara Toumanova, former premier ballerina of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, costars as Nina, whose love for Vladimir is surpassed by her love for Mother Russia (Toumanova was at the time the wife of producer Robinson). The actors speak in long, lyrical monologues about freedom, sacrifice and the indomitability of the human spirit: fascinating at first, the excess verbiage begins to wear on the viewer after three or four reels. In traditional underground-movie fashion, hero and heroine are obliged to give up their own lives for the sake of their countrymen, in a reasonably spectacular climactic battle sequence. Budgeted at nearly a million dollars, Days of Glory lost heavily at the box-office, though critics and audiences alike were in agreement that Gregory Peck had some potential as a screen presence. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Days of Glory, Jacques Tourneur
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Romance, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1945 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Minor film about Soviet partisans suffers from propaganda.
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Craig Phillips, GreenCine
A terrifically gripping WWII drama that manages to balance introspection with bursts of battlefield action.
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Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, TheMovieChicks.com
If the story were as compelling as it should be, we would have wept over the injustice of it all and unfortunately, that didn't happen.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This film was a ringing tribute to our wartime allies, the noble Soviets!
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Cast
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Tamara Toumanova
as Nina
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Gregory Peck
as Vladimir
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Alan Reed Sr.
as Sasha
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Maria Palmer
as Yelena
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Lowell Gilmore
as Semyon
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Hugo Haas
as Fedor
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Dena Penn
as Olga
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Glenn Vernon
as Mitya
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Igor Dolgoruki
as Dimitri
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Edward L. Durst
as Petrov
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Lou Crosby
as Johann Staub
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William Challee
as Ducrenko
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Joseph Vitale
as Seminov
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Erford Gage
as Col. Prilenko
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Ivan Triesault
as German Lieutenant
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Maria Bibikoff
as Vera
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Edgar Licho
as Anton
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Gretl Dupont
as Mariya
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Peter Helmers
as Von Rundhol
- Alan Reed