People of influence

Australia, 1979

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Episode of Series “Soviet style”.
The troika, which governs the lives of all working Russians is illustrated. The film shows the relationship between the Director, the Trade Union chairman and the Party secretary of an enterprise. The Director of the enterprise is shown at a coal mine, supervising his men; the Party Secretary’s influence aids the workers in a gravel washing enterprise; a Trade Union Chairman is seen at work at a refrigerator factory and shows her responsibilities. Cameraman, Dean Semler; editors, Tom Foley, Wayne Le Clos.

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Credits

director

Arch Nicholson

co-producer

John Abbott

Tom Manefield

production company

Film Australia

Duration

01:21:30:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1979

Appears in

Soviet style

Group of items

Soviet style

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

008248

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Soviet Union

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Soviet Union - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Soviet Union - Social conditions

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Places → Soviet Union

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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