Cinema in Russia

Cinema in Russia (1979)

August 27th, 19791h 4min

Documentary, History
40%

Overview

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.


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