Storm Over Asia

"Pudovokin's Remarkable Film Of The East In Revolt"

1928 2h 7m RU

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In 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from the trading post, he escapes to the hills after brawling with the trader who cheated him. In 1920 he becomes a Soviet partisan, and helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying British army. However he is captured by the British when they try to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with a reincarnated Grand Lama. After the trapper is shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a puppet regime. The trapper is thus thrust into prominence as he is placed in charge of the puppet government. By the end, however, the "puppet" turns against his masters in an outburst of fury.

“Pudovokin's Remarkable Film Of The East In Revolt”

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Cast

Valéry Inkijinoff
Bair
A. Dedintsev
The British Commandant
Aleksandr Chistyakov
The Russian Rebel Leader
Anel Sudakevich
Commandant's blonde daughter
Boris Barnet
English soldier, pipe smoker
Karl Gurnyak
English soldier
Vladimir Tsoppi
Henry Hughes
L. Belinskaïa
The Commandant's Wife

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vsevolod Pudovkin
Writers: Osip Brik, I. Novokshenov
Languages: No Language
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Valéry Inkijinoff and A. Dedintsev and Aleksandr Chistyakov carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Pudovokin's Remarkable Film Of The East In Revolt".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0019286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Vsevolod Pudovkin directs. Anatoli Golovnya behind the camera. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in No Language.

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198 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, shot by Anatoli Golovnya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Valéry Inkijinoff and A. Dedintsev and Aleksandr Chistyakov carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Pudovokin's Remarkable Film Of The East In Revolt".
6IMDB entry: tt0019286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.