Earth

1930 1h 19m UK

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6.7

SOLID

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75%

FRESH

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7.2

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 160🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes★7.2IMDB · 6,579

Drama

Synopsis

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During the agrarian collectivization process in the Soviet Union, Vasyl, a peasant member of the youth division of the Communist Party, gets a tractor with the help of a local party organization and plows private boundaries on kulak fields. However, this enthusiasm will cost him dearly.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stepan Shkurat
Opanas
Semyon Svashenko
Vasyl
Yuliya Solntseva
Opanas's Daughter
Elena Maksimova
Natalia, Vasyl's bride
Mykola Nademskyi
Grandfather Semyon
Ivan Franko
Kulak Bilokin
Petro Masokha
Khoma Bilokin
Vladimir Mikhaylov
Priest

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Dovzhenko
Writers: Alexander Dovzhenko
Languages: No Language
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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96 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Ukraine Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko, shot by Danylo Demutsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Stepan Shkurat and Semyon Svashenko and Yuliya Solntseva carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0021571 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alexander Dovzhenko directs. Danylo Demutsky behind the camera. Alexander Dovzhenko cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
296 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Ukraine Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Alexander Dovzhenko, shot by Danylo Demutsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Alexander Dovzhenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Stepan Shkurat and Semyon Svashenko and Yuliya Solntseva carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0021571 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 23 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Danylo Demutsky
Editing: Alexander Dovzhenko
Production design: Vasyl Krychevskyi
Runtime: 79 min · 1h 19m
Status: Released
Original language: UK
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Earth (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes: 75% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 6,579 votes
MPAA: Unrated

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

Part of

Ukraine Trilogy

Alexander Dovzhenko's "Ukraine Trilogy" (Zvenigora, Arsenal, and Earth), although underappreciated by some contemporary Soviet critics (who found some of its realism counter-revolutionary), is his most well-known work in the West.