The Magic Lantern

1977 0h 43m RU

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 2

MusicComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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A musical program about the history of the development of the art of cinema.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lyudmila Gurchenko
соседка / мамаша / девушка с Дикого Запада
Spartak Mishulin
Огюст Люмьер / Куплетист / Бродяга / Старая селянка
Nikolai Karachentsov
вдова / парижанин
Yuri Volyntsev
Фандор / многодетный папаша / рыжий жених / бармен
Yevgeni Morgunov
шериф / полисмен / сосед / пограничник
Natalya Krachkovskaya
пышная поселянка / пограничница / многодетная мамаша
Emmanuil Vitorgan
Фантомас / ковбой
Vyacheslav Bogachyov
куплетист / Луи Люмьер

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yevgeni Ginzburg
Writers: Boris Purgalin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 43-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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Lyudmila Gurchenko and Spartak Mishulin and Nikolai Karachentsov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0243010 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

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

Yevgeni Ginzburg directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 43-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.
4Lyudmila Gurchenko and Spartak Mishulin and Nikolai Karachentsov carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0243010 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.