The best serials about the Second World War: rating and reviews

In this article, readers are invited to rate TV projects, which includes the best series about the Second World War. They are reflected not only heroic sagas with self-sacrifices and exploits of ordinary people, but also battalion canvases, telling of the numerous battles and battles. Some of the series most favorite for the viewer about the Second World War are quiet melodramas, in which the shrill, soul-turning stories are told. But no matter what genre the military series about the Second World War belongs to, it certainly is an outstanding project.

We will get acquainted with the rating of the best tapes, allowing us to learn more about that monstrous catastrophe that occurred in the 20th century.

"Interpreter"

The four series of this film, released on screens in 2014, begin our list, which includes the best series about the Second World War. They reflected the story of how an ordinary, unremarkable person became a real hero.

The teleproject tells about the simple teacher of chemistry - Andrey Petrovich Starikov, to whom the nickname "Charlie Chaplin" was stuck. This completely ordinary person lives in an old house-well with his mother and wife. His neighbors, with whom he is friends, represent a motley international composition. Among them there are Jews and Ukrainians, Armenians, Tatars and Russians. However, the habitual and measured way of life dramatically changes the arrival of the Germans ...

Remembering the most memorable series about the Second World War, you can make an unambiguous conclusion that this project is not like most of them.

The protagonist of the film "The Translator" is not the super-soldier of the Soviet Army. He is an ordinary teacher who has to work for the Germans. In the film, there are no traditional shootings for military scenes. At the same time, the main character does not fulfill the top-secret task of the command.

If you look at various Russian serials about World War II, then it should be noted that this remains in memory for a long time. The first feeling that causes the film is confusion. After all, for many, especially for the younger generation, World War II is a beautiful story, and its central image is a soldier who proudly and confidently bears the banner of the coming Victory.

However, the authors who created, no doubt, a new movie, introduce their viewers to the tragedy of the 20th century, having presented it without any embellishment. This allows us to understand what scared people was not only on the battlefields or when obtaining intelligence data. They stood before a dangerous choice and in what seemed to be a daily dimension for them.

The main character of the film "Translator" - Andrei Starikov - was good at German. During the war, he stayed in his hometown of Taganrog, which was occupied by the Germans. Soon the fascists offered the teacher a job at the headquarters as an interpreter. To abandon it for Starikov was tantamount to suicide.

It would seem that a simple chemistry teacher continued to live his measured life during the war. Despite the occupation, he has a good job. However, he is ready to give much (but not his life) to abandon it. And this is despite the fact that Andrei's "colleagues" are absolutely stupid, and at times, benevolent people. However, Starikov understands that under no circumstances will they become like-minded people. And this quiet person keeps his family at work, in which the replenishment is expected. And the translator of the German staff does not know how much more he will be able to rejoice that his loved ones are near him. Of course, at once he is doing everything to continue to live, as before. However, war requires you to side with either white or black. She does not tolerate any half-tones. Sooner or later, war forces a person to take a firm stand. But sometimes he has to undergo serious tests before that.

The film clearly shows the ambiguous attitude of the local population towards those who cooperate with the new authorities. And this applies not only to adults, but also to former students of Starikov. And in this regard, the authors of the TV project successfully conveyed the psychological atmosphere that developed around the man who once mixed children with the gait of Charlie Chaplin. A whole chain of tragic events leads Andrey to understand that he can not simply stay away. A very relevant detail of the plot was a trap, which suddenly slammed on the leg of the interpreter. Very literate and artistically bright idea of this mini-series was the way of turning a small inconspicuous man into a real hero.

In the reviews for the film "The Interpreter" the theme of the music that was heard in it is also touched upon. It is sometimes called avant-garde and well conveys the naive and sincere character of the hero, as well as the mood of the whole picture. Sometimes light music seems to make attempts to move to the march. This only confirms that the war that has come to the city is not at all for the hero of the film. He simply participates in it, because there is no other way out.

In general, according to reviews of film critics and viewers, the film's authors have successfully coped with their task. They forced every person involved in viewing their paintings to survive the story shown, having felt every moment of it.

This military series about the Second World War became a remarkable tele-debut of director Andrei Proshkin. The basis of this project is the plot of the French film "The Old Gun", which tells the story of the raging intellectual. The main role in the film was very convincingly played by Vitaliy Khayev. According to the reviews of the audience and film critics, this actor brilliantly coped with his dramatic role.

"Battalions ask for fire"

In 1985, the Soviet mini-series about the Second World War appeared on the screens. The list of the best of these TV projects can not be imagined without this film. After all, it has a unique composition of actors and impressive spectators scale scenes.

The film "Battalions ask for fire" with confidence can be in the ranking, which includes the best series about the Second World War. After all, his plot is one of the most decisive stages of military operations. The series tells about forcing the troops of the Soviet army of the Dnieper. The action takes place in 1943. Before the two battalions they set the task to get to the river bank occupied by the Germans. The purpose of this disastrous breakthrough is to divert the enemy's forces for a successful throw of the division to the strategically important point for our army - the city of the Dnieper. Initially, the command assured the battalion fighters in supporting their dash with aviation and artillery fire. However, suddenly the offensive plan underwent significant changes.

Many serials about the Second World War were the adaptation of literary works. Was not an exception and this teleproject. He was removed from the novel of the same name, written by Yuri Bondarev.

Mini-series "Battalions ask for fire" was the first in the domestic cinema, raising the issue, the discussion of which continues in our days. It touches upon the issue of the need for the colossal human losses of the Soviet people that occurred in this monstrous war. And maybe they should be avoided, showing literacy and sophistication in planning for combat operations? And would our army have come to the Victory if the generals had not looked at the soldiers as "cannon fodder" or as cogs, thoughtlessly carrying out the most ridiculous orders of the commanding staff? This question was raised by the hero Alexander Zbruev - the combat captain Ermakov. He miraculously survived, having gone through a bloody meat grinder in a fight with much superior enemy forces. The captain, who had lost many of his comrades, boldly threw the divisional commander into the face, who sent them to his true death, cruel words about his indifference to people and callousness, adding that his immediate commander can not be called a decent officer.

At one time, Bondarev's novel was ranked in a special literary direction, which has a scornful name "Trench Truth". Critics believed that one can not rely on the opinion of a simple soldier who knows nothing about the farsighted and wise plans of the command. However, what would be the intentions of military officials if the personnel did not show real heroism and courage?

Before the audience of the film "Battalions ask for fire" is a whole series of unforgettable and bright images of officers and soldiers. At the same time, each person is endowed with his zest, his own unique character traits. By the end of the film, not all the heroes will survive. And this is the harsh truth of a brutal war, which is shown in a talented and honest manner in a film directed by Alexander Bogolyubov and Vladimir Chebotarev.

"Pacific Ocean"

Continues our rating American series about the Second World War. He came out on screens in 2010 and told the audience about the battles that the US marines in the Pacific were conducting, namely, the islands of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Before them was the task of protecting Australia from the Japanese attacks.

"Pacific Ocean" - a series about the Second World War (USA), which reflects the life of the characters before and after the hostilities. The film clearly shows the characters of the heroes, their inner world, and describes the way of life habitual for the soldiers.

Like many serials about the Second World War, the picture makes one worry for heroes as for very close people.

According to many viewers, after reading that the film was shot by the Americans, there was no special desire to watch it. After all, the opinion of this country about participation in the Second World War is different from ours. And these fears were confirmed in the first series of the film. In them, as it should be, brave war heroes proved the indestructible power of the American army. However, with the development of the plot, the spectator more and more begins to dive into the atmosphere of the events, less and less thinking about the small details. In some places, the TV series makes us give oneself to those events that occur on the screen, empathize and sympathize with the heroes, while horrified by the sensations of a terrible war. The apotheosis of the described events comes in the 9th series, which looks in one breath.

The series is worth exploring from two sides. Only then can we talk about the fullness of the picture. On the one hand, the film describes an American bytovuha, which is not only boring to the viewer, but also has no meaning in itself. On the other hand, the authors of the picture can be praised for their perfectly withdrawn military operations, which strike with their scale and cling to the soul. There is a sea of blood and mud that flies after the explosions, chic scenery and stray bullets. All this deserves the highest praise.

Directed by D. Podesva, K. Franklin and D. Nutter, they were able to convey the spirit of the army and the atmosphere reigning in it. The melancholy of inaction, the rare moments of merriment, the sadness of parting with the home, and the cohesion and unity of the collective, who never ceases to be thrown around by endless barracks jokes. And all this is superimposed on the real horror of the war, the total insecurity of a man standing just a step away from his death. Vividly reflected in the film and the fear of suspense, and the endless horror of death on both sides of the belligerent. The face of the war in the film is shown so clearly that for some events the viewer looks as if he is in trenches with heroes and overwhelmed with emotions from a surging wave of fear.

"The Hethers of Major Sokolov"

Considering the most popular Russian military series about the Second World War, it is impossible not to mention the film directed by Bakhtiyor Khudoynazarov. He removed the story of the confrontation of the villain with the nickname Cross (played by Philip Jankowski) and a major of Soviet counterintelligence Sokolov (actor Andrei Panin).

The action takes place in September 1939, when the Second World War began. Major Sokolov came to the Crimea to identify the agent network of an anti-Soviet terrorist organization (ROVS). This Russian All-Military Union is headed by Staff-Captain Semenov (Cross).

Once the protagonists of the series were white officers. But in 1917 their paths parted - Semenov and Sokolov found themselves on different sides of military operations. Of course, they know each other, they know that each of them represents an opposing organization. However, despite the desire to put an end to the enemy, they are not in a hurry to bring the verdict to execution. Both Sokolov and Cross are very gamblers. They are building a complex game to lead to the death of the entire enemy system. The chances of both are almost equal. Against the well-placed intelligence network of the ROVS, Sokolov sets up a women's intelligence group, assembled from inexperienced girls.

According to reviews of film critics, the creators of the series simply show their viewers everything that happened in those far years. There is no imposition of opinions in this film.

This was the last picture of Andrei Panin. This actor from God did not have time to get up on the series in connection with his death. That's why the plot of the film was slightly modified by the authors.

"Submarine"

If we consider foreign war series about the Second World War, then the film, shot by director Wolfgang Petersen, should definitely be on the list of the best. This film produced by Germany, Britain and France.

The project decorates those films-series about the Second World War, which tell about the everyday life of sailors. The action takes place in a German submarine during the confrontation of kritomanina with the British fleet. The authors clearly show the viewer life, boiling inside the submarine, her close-knit and courageous male team, his battle with the elements and the constant threat of death that the English destroyers carry.

According to reviews of film critics, the film "Submarine" was a full-length television version, full and brightly illuminating the theme of military submarines. No wonder the series was nominated for six Oscar nominations, including for excellent camera work (the dynamic action of a six-hour movie takes place in the narrow space of a boat under water).

In 1983, the film was banned. For some time he did not go to the screen for ideological reasons. The fact is that the show showed its German heroes as ordinary sailors used as "cannon fodder", and not as spiteful fascists.

"Apostle"

Very interesting and fascinating are many serials about the Second World War Russians. One of them is undoubtedly the "Apostle", shot in 2008 by the directors Yuri Moroz, Nikolai Lebedev and Gennady Sidorov.

The plot of the film begins with a story about how at the beginning of the war there was an unsuccessful landing on the territory of the USSR German spy. The saboteur, captured by NKVD officers, is killed when trying to escape. A German spy turned out to be a Russian thief in law who accidentally stayed in the occupied territory. Before the NKVD is the task of uncovering the enemy's intelligence network. For this, the Chekists turned to the twin brother of a thief in law-a simple rural teacher. He took the place of the deceased and began to carry out a deadly task.

The series was a benefit of Yevgeny Mironov (he played both brothers). At the same time, critics point out his impressive viewer's dual output in the role of versatile twins. Decorated with the series and the game of Nicholas Fomenko, who created the image of the captain of the NKVD, as well as Alexander Bashirov - Russian defector.

The whole story takes place against the backdrop of the ongoing World War II. However, he seemed to be torn from her. The series narrates about the history of a separate group of heroes. That is why critics refer the picture to the historical, detective genre, indicating that it is a real spy thriller. In the movie there are many conspiracies and intricacies, so that the viewer almost to the very end does not understand which of the characters is a friend and who is the enemy.

"Mussolini and I"

This series describes the story of the collapse of the dictator of Italy, which was told by his daughter Edda. The film clearly indicates the position of Mussolini, who, during the dramatic events that happened, separated him from the family. The dictator is supported only by his devoted wife, and also by a young mistress. In this Mussolini feels hatred for Edda's daughter, whose husband was the main reason for the arrest and fall of the fascist protege.

"In June of the 41st"

There are serials about the Second World War (Russian and foreign), the plot of which is a love story. Such films include the tape "In June 41st", which was released in 2003. The dramatic story, which she told the audience, unfolded in the very first days of the Second World War.

Then Rosa Ashkenazi - a young twenty-year-old American - came to her parents' homeland in a small Belarusian village. She decided to prepare musical material from local folklore, which would be useful when creating a Broadway musical. June 20, 1941 the girl arrived in Zhdanovichi. Two days later, the fascists, having seized part of the territory of Belarus, drove the population of the village into the synagogue and burned helpless people alive. Rosa miraculously escaped death. Together with the Soviet Army officer Ivan Antonov, who survived the defeat of his battalion, the girl makes attempts to catch up with the retreating front. Between the characters, real love flashes ...

The film was directed by Mikhail Ptashuk. This is a joint production of Russian and American cinematographers.

New films

The series about the Second World War in 2016 set a completely new level of coverage of the tragic events that occurred in the 20th century. On the screens, poor-quality films began to be shown less often.

TV shows about the war in recent years are more popular with viewers than film projects about policemen and bandits. And this is not accidental. In the military series are laying significant budgets for the use of real technology, authentic things and costumes.

Of the most interesting novelties of 2016, you can select the series "Order". His story highlights the events of 1945, when the country celebrates Victory, and some territories of China and Manchuria continue to remain under the rule of fascist Japan. Soldiers of the Soviet Army, loyal to their allied duty, enter into battle with a cruel and very powerful enemy.

Another interesting series - "The Last Frontier." It is timed to the 71st anniversary of the Victory. The film is dedicated to the exploit of Panfilovites. These young soldiers, who have just been taken into the ranks of the Soviet army, must defend the Volokolamsk highway, in order to prevent the fascists from Moscow.

Documentary

In 2008, a picture was produced on the screens, filmed jointly by Polish and British filmmakers. This is a documentary about the Second World War. The cycle, entitled "World War II: Behind Closed Doors", told the audience a true story about how Stalin's clashes took place at first with the fascists, and then with Roosevelt and Churchill. At the same time, the authors highlighted the huge impact of these events on the course of the Second World War and the fate of postwar Europe.

Spectators view the series of unimaginable tragic facts, which were taken from archival materials. Also, events that affected the fate of the post-war world are vividly revealed.