One Day Before Our Era

1977 0h 6m RU

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★7.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Montage of still photos with lighting effects.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fyodor Khitruk
Writers: Yuri Norstein, Fyodor Khitruk, Yuri Norstein
Languages: No Language
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fyodor Khitruk, shot by Igor Skidan-Bosin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Fyodor Khitruk directs. Igor Skidan-Bosin behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Fyodor Khitruk, shot by Igor Skidan-Bosin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Igor Skidan-Bosin
Sound: Boris Filchikov
Runtime: 6 min · 0h 6m
Status: Released
Original language: RU

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Fyodor Khitruk

Production companies

Who made it

Soyuzmultfilm
SU

Key crew

DecoratorElena Gavrilko
ProducerNatan Bitman
Sound DesignerBoris Filchikov
DecoratorLana Azarkh

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

french revolution
short film

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere1977-01-01

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International titles

Разработка метода одушевления и технологии съемки готовых произведений изобразительного искусства в мультипликационном киноRU
One Day B.C.E.US
Za den do nashey eryRU
A Day Before Our EraUS