General Suvorov
Synopsis
Primarily a biographical documentary about the military career of Alexander Vasilvich Suvorov, who was Field Marshal of the armies of Catherine the Great and Czar Paul I. After many military successes during the reign of Catherine, General Suvorov broke with her successor, Paul I, the Mad Emperor, over questions regarding army policy. He went into retirement and wrote "The Science of Victory," containing maxims such as "Swiftness of movement accompanies victory," and "the real general is he who defeats the enemy before reaching him." The czar recalled Suvorov to become the leader of the joint armies of Russia and Austria against Napoleon.
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
Top cast
Nikolai Cherkasov
Aleksandr Suvorov
Apollon Yachnitskiy
Pavel I
Mikhail Astangov
Aleksei Arakcheev
Sergey Kiligin
Pyotr Bagration
Vsevolod Aksyonov
Meshcherski
Aleksandr Khanov
Platonych
Georgi Kovrov
Prokhor Dubasov
Aleksandr Antonov
colonel Tyurin
Yuri Domogarov
Matvei Platov (uncredited)
Aleksandr Smirnov
Aleksey Gorchakov (uncredited)