Minin and Pozharsky

1939 2h 5m RU

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★6.1TMDB · 9

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Synopsis

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Historical film about the invasion of the Poles in the Moscow Empire (1611), the creation of Minin and Pozharsky people's militia. The beginning of the XVII century. Already the sixth year the Muscovite land under the yoke of intervention. In the fall of 1610 Polish pans in deceitfully seized the Kremlin and tried to break through to the north. Everywhere rebellions broke out, but well-armed interventionists smashed the scattered peasant detachments. The liberation movement was led by Nizhny Novgorod merchant Kuzma and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aleksandr Khanov
Kuzma Minin
Boris Livanov
Prince Pozharsky
Boris Chirkov
Roman
Anatoli Goryunov
Getman Khodkevich
Lev Sverdlin
Grigori Orlov
Vladimir Moskvin
Stepan Khoroshev
Yevgeniy Kaluzhsky
Ivan Zarutskiy
Lev Fenin
Smit

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vsevolod Pudovkin
Writers: Viktor Shklovskiy
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, shot by Tamara Lobova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuri Shaporin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor V. Sukhova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aleksandr Khanov and Boris Livanov and Boris Chirkov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Vsevolod Pudovkin directs. Tamara Lobova behind the camera. Yuri Shaporin scores. V. Sukhova cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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187 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, shot by Tamara Lobova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yuri Shaporin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor V. Sukhova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Aleksandr Khanov and Boris Livanov and Boris Chirkov carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0031654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.