description The North Star Overview
The North Star is a 1943 war drama directed by Lewis Milestone and featuring an ensemble cast including Anne Baxter and Dana Andrews. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film’s production design was overseen by William Cameron Menzies and featured original music by Aaron Copland. Farley Granger made his film debut in this historical narrative.
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info The North Star Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1943 |
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What is The North Star about?
The 1943 war drama follows a Ukrainian farming village after the German invasion of June 1941. Villagers form a partisan resistance while a German doctor exploits children for blood transfusions to wounded soldiers.
Who made The North Star and who stars in it?
Lewis Milestone directed the film, Lillian Hellman wrote the story and screenplay, and William Cameron Menzies oversaw production design. Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston, Walter Brennan, and Erich von Stroheim lead the cast.
Why is The North Star also called Armored Attack?
The film was re-edited and re-released during the Cold War under the title Armored Attack. The later version removed roughly 30 minutes and changed the political framing of the original 1943 cut.
Why is The North Star discussed as a political film?
It was made during World War II to build sympathy for the Soviet people and their resistance to Nazi Germany. The House Committee on Un-American Activities later cited it alongside Mission to Moscow and Song of Russia as a pro-Soviet Hollywood film.
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