900 Unforgettable Days (1964) Pt. 1 of 5

900 Unforgettable Days (1964) Pt. 1 of 5 1941-1945 footage High angle of Leningrad, Neva river, Lenin's statue, POV thru streets; memorial w/ tank, city outskirts - war monuments. Tank traps. 00:01:41 Flashback, bombs explode one after another in field, planes drop bombs, country road, soldiers on tanks, village houses on fire, collapse as woman w/ child watch, bodies on ground, solders march thru; flame throwers. 00:02:50 Wide fields w/ pillboxes among weeds & farms. German planes over. Wrecked bomber crashed in city. Montage of soldiers march thru streets, collect rifles, say goodbye to families. navy ship. Crowds wave, woman blesses passing men w/ cross sign. Tanks thru city. Girls put posters on walls. Troops march thru city’s gates. 00:04:32 Monument in honor of soldiers. 00:04:49 People incl. women work on city’s front line, dig huge barrier & prepare for attack. Artillery raised; citizens of all ages work on building walls, blockades; heavy damage. Trams past guns. 00:05:49 Defense. Solders on train w/ heavy gun load, fire, explosions of bombs. 00:06:23 Monument for 55th army's heroism on Sep41, another line of defense & monument for bravery of Leningrad's defenders. 00:07:01 Bombing continues. Nazi propaganda's statement. Heavy artillery, frozen ground & ice & Nazis in trench. Firing of guns. Inside city, shells exploding, people on streets, dead body put on carriage, woman cries. Solders march thru city. Ship frozen in harbor. Snow & frost on trees, streets filled w/ people, buses stopped, man on bridge sidewalk dead from starvation, everyone walks past. Workers continue work in tank factory. Shots of damaged architecture. WWII Russian Front; Battles; Fighting; Winter; Horrors of War; WW2;