The Last Attraction

The Last Attraction

1929 · 71 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

A travelling circus troupe during the Civil War. A kommissar tries to transfer the wagon into an agit-prop van. The Whites conquer the town. The kommissar hides among the artists.

Directed by Ivan Pravov · Written by Viktor Shklovskiy

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