Komsomolsk

1938 1h 44m RU

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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In 1932, thousands of Komsomol members set off for the Far East to build the "city of youth" — Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Among the builders is a saboteur. Soon, fuel depots explode at the new factories in Komsomolsk.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tamara Makarova
Наташа Соловьева
Ivan Novoseltsev
Владимир Соловьев
Nikolay Kryuchkov
секретарь горкома комсомола Андрей Сазонов
Stepan Krylov
Субботин
Valentina Telegina
Motya
Pyotr Aleynikov
Petka Aleinikov
Vasili Merkuryev
военный представитель
Ivan Kuznetsov
Буценко

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sergei Gerasimov
Writers: Sergei Gerasimov, Mikhail Vitukhnovsky, Zinoviya Markina
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Sergei Gerasimov, shot by Aleksandr Gintsburg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tamara Makarova and Ivan Novoseltsev and Nikolay Kryuchkov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0030331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sergei Gerasimov directs. Aleksandr Gintsburg behind the camera. Venedict Pushkov scores. Elena Bazhenova cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Sergei Gerasimov, shot by Aleksandr Gintsburg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Venedict Pushkov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Elena Bazhenova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tamara Makarova and Ivan Novoseltsev and Nikolay Kryuchkov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0030331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.