World War Two: 1941 and the Man of Steel is a 2011 English-language Documentary motion picture directed by Priyadarshan and produced by A. G. Nadiadwala. This is an interesting documentary about Stalin, his rise to power, and the invasion of the USSR by Germany in WWII. It's split into two parts, the first a general overview of the early history. The second part is the details of WWII and after. David Reynolds does an excellent job of explaining what happened with snippets from diaries, letters and other contemporaneous accounts. Well-assembled historical work. Written by Charles Leo. World war two: 1941 and the man of steel features Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Tabu and David Reynolds. The screenplay is written by Neeraj Vora. The music was composed by Anu Malik along with Surinder Sodhi. Cinematography was done by Jeeva and editing by N. Gopalakrishnan. The motion picture has a running time of 145 mins. It was released on 13th June 2011.