The Birth of Soviet Cinema

The Birth of Soviet Cinema

1976 · 68 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary

The film tells the story of the development of Russian and Soviet cinema from the late 19th century to the late 1920s. It focuses in particular on the landmark silent films of Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Alexander Dovzhenko, which have become classics of world cinema.

Directed by Aleksandr Gintsburg · Written by Rostislav Yurenev

Your Rating

Make it a double feature

2h 38m together

The Birth of Soviet Cinema

They Have a Motherland

Both from Aleksandr Gintsburg.

More from Aleksandr GintsburgSee all →

They Have a MotherlandThey Have a Motherland · 1949
They Have a Motherland
10.01949
MovieDrama
The Great Patriotic War is over, but Major Sorokin and Colonel Dobrygin still have a lot to do for their homeland. They must go to West Germany in order to find and return the children who were taken out of the Soviet Union by the Nazis and are now kept in atrocious conditions under the supervision of British intelligence. Former allies want to grow real spies out of their children.
Private Aleksandr MatrosovPrivate Aleksandr Matrosov · 1947
Private Aleksandr Matrosov
9.01947
MovieWar
The film is about the exploit of a nineteen-year-old soldier of the Great Patriotic War - Alexander Matrosov, who covered the embrasure of the enemy's bunker with his body.
KomsomolskKomsomolsk · 1938
Komsomolsk
8.51938
MovieDrama
In 1932, thousands of Komsomol members set off for the Far East to build the "city of youth" — Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Among the builders is a saboteur. Soon, fuel depots explode at the new factories in Komsomolsk.
60 Days60 Days · 1940
60 Days
8.01940
MovieComedy
Adventures of the medicine professor during reserve duty.
Konstantin ZaslonovKonstantin Zaslonov · 1949
Konstantin Zaslonov
8.01949
MovieWarAction
Young railroad worker, seemingly accommodating to Nazi overlords at a captured rural depot, secretly spearheads acts of sabotage against the evil occupying forces.
It Happened in the DonbassIt Happened in the Donbass · 1945
It Happened in the Donbass
7.51945
MovieWarAction
The film is about the Soviet youth who fearlessly fight in the years of the Great Patriotic War against the Nazi invaders in the German-occupied Donbass and continue the work of their fathers, who in their time defended the Soviet Union.
PavlinkaPavlinka · 1952
Pavlinka
7.01952
MovieRomance
About the love of a Belarusian peasant girl Pavlinka and a village teacher Yakim, about the obstacles that stood in their way, about how they fought against them and defended their happiness.
Bai and FarmhandBai and Farmhand · 1954
Bai and Farmhand
7.01954
MovieDrama
Based on the play of the same name by the Uzbek poet, playwright, and composer Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi. Exposing the feudal way of life, the wealthy landowners (bais), the clergy, and Tsarist officials, the film depicts the awakening of class consciousness among working Uzbeks.
His Name Is Sukhe-BatorHis Name Is Sukhe-Bator · 1942
His Name Is Sukhe-Bator
7.01942
MovieHistoryWar
The film tells about the founder of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, the leader of the Mongolian People's Revolution - Damdin Sukhe-Bator.
PeasantsPeasants · 1935
Peasants
6.41935
MovieDrama
The peaceful life of an exemplary collective farm is being rent asunder by shortages and dissent, and a commissar is sent to uncover the source of the problems, unaware that their is actual sabotage involved.
Two SoldiersTwo Soldiers · 1943
Two Soldiers
6.01943
MovieWarDrama
A story about the friendship between two young men, two soldiers - Arkady from Odessa and Sasha from Ural.
CounterplanCounterplan · 1932
Counterplan
5.01932
MovieDrama
The story of an effort to catch "wreckers" at work in a Soviet factory. The film’s title-song called "The Song of the Counterplan", composed by Dmitri Shostakovich, became world famous and was adapted into "Au-devant de la vie", a notable song of the French socialist movement of the 1930s.
The Hyperboloid of Engineer GarinThe Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin · 1965
The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin
4.91965
MovieDramaScience Fiction
A Russian engineer Petr Garin possesses a unique beam-shooting weapon that can destroy any target. His goal is to achieve world domination with the help of this weapon. Vasily Shelga is out to stop him and also to prevent others getting possession of this weapon.
Member of the GovernmentMember of the Government · 1940
Member of the Government
4.81940
MovieDrama
In the 1930s, during Collectivization, we follow Alexandra Sokolova, who having joined a kolkhoz, is promoted by the Party to the management of the farm: she becomes chairman of the kolkhoz, courageously coping with the difficulties of collectivization, the distrust of some fellow villagers, and family conflict.
Wings of VictoryWings of Victory · 1941
Wings of Victory
4.71941
MovieDramaWar
Based on the true story of Russian pilot Valeri Chkalov (1904 - 1938), who set several long-distance flight records. Chkalov and co-pilots Baidukov and Belyakov altogether had accomplished several nonstop long-distance flights. In June 1937, Chkalov set the world record, covering 12,000 kilometers in 63 hours of nonstop flight from Moscow to Vancouver, Washington, flying over the North Pole.
Saint's DaughterSaint's Daughter · 1930
Saint's Daughter
1930
MovieDrama
The story of Hakima, who becomes pregnant after being raped by the imam Abdu-Nabi. When, years later, the 'holy man' turns his gaze to his biological daughter Oinasa, Hakima attempts to protect her.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter