Mother

1926 1h 27m RU

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 81

Drama

Synopsis

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A Soviet woman is caught between her husband and son, who find themselves on opposing sides of the Russian Revolution.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vera Baranovskaya
Pelageya Nilovna Vlasova, the Mother
Nikolai Batalov
Pavel Vlasov, the Son
Aleksandr Chistyakov
Vlasov, the Father
Anna Zemtsova
Anna
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Vessovchtchnikov
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Police Officer
Ivan Bobrov
Young Prisoner
Pavel Poltoratskiy
Judge

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vsevolod Pudovkin
Writers: Nathan Zarkhi
Languages: No Language
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

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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5 / 7

ERA

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Vera Baranovskaya and Nikolai Batalov and Aleksandr Chistyakov carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0017128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vsevolod Pudovkin directs. Anatoli Golovnya behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, shot by Anatoli Golovnya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Vera Baranovskaya and Nikolai Batalov and Aleksandr Chistyakov carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0017128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.