Where was Vzyat zhivym filmed
Vzyat zhivym
Year: 1982
Genre: Drama
Country: USSR
<p>A three-part film shot at the Odessa Film Studio by director Vadim Lysenko tells how yesterday's schoolboy Vasily Romashkin becomes a scout platoon commander. The picture is based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Karpov. Interestingly, the scenes of the storming of Koenigsberg for the movie was filmed in two cities at once - Kaliningrad and Daugavpils. In the finale of the film you can see the frames of military newsreel, on which Kaliningrad towers of Don and Wrangel are easily recognizable. And the role of the German fort in the film was played by the Dvinska (Daugavpils) fortress, located in Latvia.</p>
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German fortress
In movie
Scene where A majestic and formidable picture opens up before us - the massive walls of the German fortress rise above the ground. Sturdy masonry, dark loopholes, traces of battles on the walls - all this creates a feeling of impregnability and hostility.
Real
Scene was shot this time at the twin towers in Kaliningrad - Don and Wrangel. These massive structures were once part of the fortification system of Koenigsberg, and in the film “To Take Alive” they are organically integrated into the historical setting. In addition to archival footage, the movie also includes footage from 1982, showing the impressive architecture of the fortresses.
Koenigsberg
In movie
Scene where the Soviet military is preparing to storm Königsberg. They are focused, concentrated and planning this event carefully. They manage to find out that the earthen dam rests against an ancient gate, but it is bricked up and can be blown up.
Real
Scene was shot The Dvina Fortress, located in the Latvian city of Daugavpils, which was founded in 1810 by decree of Emperor Alexander I. The fortress was built to protect St. Petersburg from a possible attack by Napoleon's army. Its construction was planned to protect St. Petersburg from a possible attack of Napoleon's army. However, the fortress did not participate in the hostilities of 1812, as it was not yet completed at that time. The official opening took place only in May 1833 in the personal presence of Emperor Nicholas I. At the time of filming the movie in 1982, the fortress was home to the Daugavpils Higher Military Aviation Engineering School named after Jan Fabritius, which trained officers for the USSR Air Force.
The square at the church
In movie
Scene where Two Soviet officers pass by the cathedral after the end of hostilities and sit at desks outside the building. One of them tells how much he has learned during this time, how his comrades-in-arms have helped him. The other replies to him: “I wish this school didn't exist.” We absolutely agree.
Real
Scene was shot by the Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church in Daugavpils. It was built in 1892-1893 according to the project of architect Wilhelm Neumann. The building is located on the so-called Church Hill, where churches of four Christian denominations are located: Lutheran, Orthodox, Old Believer and Catholic. In 1941, during the battles for the city, the building was seriously damaged, but later it was partially restored.