The Birth of Soviet cinema

Soviet Union, 1972

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Examines the golden age of cinema in Russia in the 1920’s by presenting excerpts from masterworks of Eisenstein, Pudovkin and Dovzhenko by film critic Richard Schickel. Explains why the 1920’s was a productive time for cinema in general.

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producer

Harold Mantell

production company

Maxim Gorky Film Studio Moscow

Duration

00:49:00:00

Production places
Soviet Union
Production dates
1972

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