Spiral of Terror's primary photo
  • War of the Century Spiral of Terror (Season 1, Episode 2)
  • TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, History, War

War of the Century

Spiral of Terror (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, History, War
During the Battle of Moscow, Hitler forced his armies to stand their ground despite brutally cold conditions. To prevent his soldiers from leaving the front line, Stalin ordered special blocking detachments to shoot all deserters. Such ...See moreDuring the Battle of Moscow, Hitler forced his armies to stand their ground despite brutally cold conditions. To prevent his soldiers from leaving the front line, Stalin ordered special blocking detachments to shoot all deserters. Such brutality set the tone for the rest of the war. And it wasn't just the soldiers who suffered. The Soviet leadership instructed Soviet partisans operating in the countryside to kill anyone thought to be disloyal. This was taken by the partisans as a carte blanche to take whatever they wanted from helpless villagers a report from one partisan division shows that rapes, killings and beatings were commonplace. To make things worse, Nationalist partisans bent on freedom from the Soviet regime waged campaigns in the countryside, and villagers were now faced with violence from three separate fighting forces. Nazi rule over captured territory was draconian. See less
Read more: Plot summary
Writer
Laurence Rees (written by)
Producer
Laurence Rees
Cinematographer
Martin Patmore
Editor
Alan Lygo
See all filmmakers & crew (39)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 31, 1999
Release date
Oct 1999 (United Kingdom)

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Spiral of Terror.

Cast

 + Add Cast
1 cast member
Name Known for
Samuel West's primary photo
Samuel West
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Howards End (1992)
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.

MOVIEmeter

Members only

Become a member to access additional data

Ratings Breakdown

+ Add external reviews