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Cinema in Russia (1979)

Documentary film about early years of Russian cinema: its first directors, cameramen, producers and actors. Includes rare fragments of pre-revolutionary feature films, newsreels and Starewicz's animation.

Release: 1979-08-27
Runtime: 64 min
Rating: 4 / 10
Cast
Viktor Khokhryakov
Viktor Khokhryakov
Narrator
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Archive footage
Yevgeni Petrov-Krayevsky
Yevgeni Petrov-Krayevsky
Film footage
Aleksandra Goncharova
Aleksandra Goncharova
Film footage
Michael Chekhov
Michael Chekhov
Film footage
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Nikolai Vasilyev
Film footage
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Pavel Knorr
Film footage
Andrey Gromov
Andrey Gromov
Film footage
Ivan Mosjoukine
Ivan Mosjoukine
Film footage
Antoni Fertner
Antoni Fertner
Film footage
Olga Drevnitskaya
Olga Drevnitskaya
Archive footage
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Ivan Poddubniy
Archive footage
Pyotr Nesterov
Pyotr Nesterov
Archive footage
Georgiy Sedov
Georgiy Sedov
Archive footage
Vera Kholodnaya
Vera Kholodnaya
Film footage
Vladimir Maksimov
Vladimir Maksimov
Film footage
Vera Karalli
Vera Karalli
Film footage
Vitold Polonsky
Vitold Polonsky
Film footage