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Cinema in Russia

Cinema in Russia

1979 · 64 min · ★ 4.0 · Documentary, History

Documentary film about early years of Russian cinema: its first directors, cameramen, producers and actors. Includes rare fragments of pre-revolutionary feature films, newsreels and Starewicz's animation.

Directed by Boris Karpov · Written by L. Rondeli

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