Cinema in Russia
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 Date
August 27, 1979Runtime
64 minDirected by
Boris Karpov, Pavel RusanovScreenplay by
Pavel Rusanov, L. RondeliLanguage
RussianBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Viktor Khokhryakov
NarratorLeo Tolstoy
Archive footageMichael Chekhov
Film footageAndrey Gromov
Film footageIvan Mosjoukine
Film footageAntoni Fertner
Film footageVera Kholodnaya
Film footageVladimir Maksimov
Film footageVera Karalli
Film footageVitold Polonsky
Film footageOlga Gzovskaya
Film footageIvane Perestiani
Film footageIvan Khudoleyev
Film footageOssip Runitsch
Film footageNathalie Lissenko
Film footageVera Yureneva
Film footageLidiya Koreneva
Film footageFeodor Chaliapin Sr.
Film footageKonstantin Stanislavski
Archive footageVladimir Lenin
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