Hi Marcus
Yes, it contains 4 more battle scenes than the 1968 version, and 2 more than the british 2002 miniseries version. Nevertheless, it is the drama of the story
that makes this movie what it is. The battles in this movie are brief situations, just a bit longer and more elaborate than in the first 2 versions.
They are an important element but not the carrier of this movie.
If you like a lot of russian civil war action, watch "THE NINE LIVES OF NESTOR
MACHNOW" It's a miniseries about an russian anarchist, that at times comanded
a more lethal army than the reds in the years from 1918-1921. First an ally of the communist, later a betrayed and bitter enemy of communism.
I ordered this movie from oversystem.com for around $39.99. Look under the category "vojna". It's about 720 minutes long and action packed. The action
is awesome and can hold it's water against any current hollywood war flick.
The acting is pretty convincing (russian actors goe through long vigorous training at universities and theaters). The version I bought comes with
no english subtitles, anyway, you can follow the story without them pretty fairly.If there would be a version with english language, I would buy it
and watch it again. It's that good. The only thing that disturbed me, that
the brother killed Nestor Machnow's wife , a Nestor Machnow very much in love with his wife, did not really pursue the killer, nor put much effort into identifying the murder. Maybe that was part of his twisted character, I do not know.
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