 Director Mikheil Chiaureli, writer Piotr Pavlenko, cinematographer Leonid Kosmatov, composer Dmitry Shostakovich and actors Mikheil Gelovani, Boris Andreyev and Vladimir Kenigson were all awarded the Stalin Prize, 1st Class for their work.In Czechoslovakia, the film also won the Crystal Globe in the 5th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.On the day of the film's release, "Literaturnaya Gazeta" published a column by in which he described the film as "wonderful... a truthful portrayal of the relations between the people and the leader... and the love of all people to Stalin."