Суворов (1941): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1941, Суворов is a drama and historie film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, running about 100 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Суворов stars Nikolai P. Cherkasov as Gen. Aleksandr Vassilievich Suvorov-Rimnikski (as N.P. Cherkasov), Aleksandr Khanov as Platonych, his second-in-command, Mikhail Astangov as Count Aleksandr Andreyevich Arakcheyev (as M. Astangov) and Apollon Yachnitskiy as Tsar Pavel I (as A. Yachnitsky), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Суворов has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Суворов page.

If you liked it. Fans of Суворов tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.