Red Dawn from the other side?

What would a Soviet-made version of Red Dawn look like? First things first, was such a thing ever made? It doesn't need to be a copy of the original, just to follow the same basic premise: A shamelessly patriotic movie about ordinary citizens fighting off a foreign invasion in the wake of world war 3.

I imagine this would be realized as a story about collective farmers and factory workers somewhere in rural Russia working together to defeat an American invasion force that has taken the Motherland. It would probably blatantly portray Americans as neo-nazis, as well, drawing strong parallels from the Eastern Front in WWII.


A few questions to encourage discussion:

When would such a movie most likely be made?

For those of you with any familiarity with Soviet cinema, who would direct and produce it?

Even implying that Soviet Leadership and the Red Army would unable to fend off an invasion on its own might count as treason, depending on who is in charge of propaganda and censorship. If it is such a problem, how might the censors be appeased?
 
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Soviet cinema did indeed produce such a film. It was called "War and Peace". Russians beating off French invaders at Borodino and all that jazz.
 
Any non-historical films that fit the bill, or did the Soviets avoid such movies?

I remember they had a discussion about this once before. It appeared that such stories or films were rare. Something to do with the fact that people thought it was a dull inevitability.
 
I remember they had a discussion about this once before. It appeared that such stories or films were rare. Something to do with the fact that people thought it was a dull inevitability.

Let's shift topics then, how can the moviegoing public of the Soviet Union be enticed to see such films? Why did the Americans, who also anticipated a war, take so enthusiastically to the concept?
 
Let's shift topics then, how can the moviegoing public of the Soviet Union be enticed to see such films? Why did the Americans, who also anticipated a war, take so enthusiastically to the concept?

I'm honestly not sure here, but it's something I'd be interested to hear opinions on. I imagine we would need to Russians to maybe shed some light on the idea?
 
I remember they had a discussion about this once before. It appeared that such stories or films were rare. Something to do with the fact that people thought it was a dull inevitability.
Looking at some examples of Soviet movies involving partisans and such, or soviet war films in general, it seems the overall mood of the movies are more "invasions are a bad thing! What the hell is wrong with you?!"

Which considering the USSR was invaded by Germany in recent memory probably shouldnt be that surprising...

Even 'Soviet rambo' ended with the main character dying and his parents being notified of his death. And among Russian warfilms thats a best case scenario.

edit: War and Peace being the exception maybe.
 
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Looking at some examples of Soviet movies involving partisans and such, or soviet war films in general, it seems the overall mood of the movies are more "invasions are a bad thing! What the hell is wrong with you?!"

That is a very good point. When you think about it, the fetish of movies like Red Dawn is speculating on what you imagine your country would look like under occupation and how the people would handle it. I guess the Russians already had a taste of that under the Germans and it leaves a sour flavour in the mouth. The US however has never experienced anything remotely like that (American Revolution or minor border incidents with Mexico don't count obviously), and that is where the fascination with such films comes from.
 
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