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TITLE The Unknown war [videorecording] / director, Thengiz
Siemenov ;
written by Edwin Polianovsky and John Lord.
PUBLISHED North Harrow, England : DD Video, c1994.
PHYS DESC 3 videocassettes (VHS) (218 min.) : sd., b&w with col.
introductory sequences ; 1/2 in.
SERIES Unknown war.
NOTES Co-production by: V/O Sovinfilm, Otar Teneishvill,
President and
the Central Studio of Documentary Films.
Title on container: Kursk : the world's greatest tank
battle.
"DD 712", "DD 713", "DD 714"
CONTENTS World's great tank battle (70 min.) -- The siege of
Leningrad (50
min.) -- The defense of Stalingrad (98 min.)
CREDITS Burt Lancaster, host and narrator.
SUMMARY Series on the war on the Eastern Front and the
confrontation
between Germany and Russia during World War II.
OTHER AUTH Siemenov, Thengiz.
Weiner, Fred.
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-
DD Video.
SUBJECT World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front.
Soviet Union -- History -- German occupation, 1941-1944.
OTHER TITL World's greatest tank battle.
Siege of Leningrad.
Title on container: Kursk : the world's greatest tank
battle.
Defense of Stalingrad.
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At 12:56 8/06/00 -0700, you wrote:
>A patron is interested in a series shown on television probably in the
70's
>called "The Unknown War." It's about the battles on the eastern front
>during World War II and was made by the USSR's Central Documentary Film
>Studios on commission from a US firm, Airtime International. Apparently
it
>was shown on American TV but was not successful. Does anyone know
whether
>this series is available anywhere? Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
>Loris Baker
>Audio-Visual Librarian
>Bethlehem Area Public Library
>Bethlehem, PA
>lbaker@bapl.org
>
>