How it was №1 16.04.2000 (2000)

The history of the creation of the Soviet film epic "Liberation" (directed by Yu.

Ozerov).

Fragments of the film.

Yuri Ozerov - the director and producer of "Liberation", a participant in the Great Patriotic War, says that during the storming of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) in 1945, he made a wish that if he survived, he would definitely pass on to generations about that era, about the events that he had to endure.

The director tells how the film was created, what events accompanied it.

Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov, who was in disgrace at that time, took an active part in the creation of the film.

He was not officially approved for the role of consultant.

Video chronicle: Georgy Zhukov with Marshal Ivan Konev, with writer Konstantin Simonov, in the theater applauding in the auditorium.

Mikhail Ulyanov, who played the role of the Marshal, talks about his meeting with Zhukov.

About working on the role and image of a military leader.

A fragment of the film epic "Liberation".

A scene in the office of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Stalin.

Cameraman Igor Slabnevich, participated in military operations during the Great Patriotic War.

Shares memories, talks about the experience gained during the war years, which he used while working as a director of the film epic.

A fragment of the film "Liberation".

A battle scene of a tank battle.

Karen Shakhnazarov talks about the scale of the project, about its uniqueness of global significance.

Mikhail Slabnevich talks about the filming process, about the technical difficulties encountered during the filming of complex battle scenes.

Yuri Ozerov calculates how much equipment was used during the filming.

Tells in which cities the location shooting took place.

How the battle scenes were filmed.

A fragment of the film "Liberation".

A lyrical scene of the main characters.

Larisa Golubkina talks about the character of her heroine, about how some scenes were filmed where the actress was naked.

Nikolai Olyalin remembers his father - a participant in the Great Patriotic War.

Talks about working on the character of the hero of the film he played.

Mikhail Nozhkin remembers how the filming of the scenes of the capture of Berlin was conducted, says that during the scenes of the flooding, an emergency occurred, which provoked a life-threatening situation.

Performs the song "The Last Battle" with a guitar.