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Cinema in Russia

4.019791h 4mMovieDocumentaryHistory

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.

DirectorsBoris Karpov·Pavel Rusanov
WritersL. Rondeli·Pavel Rusanov
ProducerYu. Pimenov

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Cast · Directed by Boris Karpov

VKViktor Khokhryakov
Viktor Khokhryakov
Narrator
LTLeo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Archive footage
YPYevgeni Petrov-Krayevsky
Yevgeni Petrov-Krayevsky
Film footage
AGAleksandra Goncharova
Aleksandra Goncharova
Film footage
MCMichael Chekhov
Michael Chekhov
Film footage
NV
Nikolai Vasilyev
Film footage
PK
Pavel Knorr
Film footage
AGAndrey Gromov
Andrey Gromov
Film footage
IMIvan Mosjoukine
Ivan Mosjoukine
Film footage
AFAntoni Fertner
Antoni Fertner
Film footage
ODOlga Drevnitskaya
Olga Drevnitskaya
Archive footage
IP
Ivan Poddubniy
Archive footage

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Cinema in Russia — streaming FAQ

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Cinema in Russia hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 15, 1979. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.