Cinema in Russia (1979)
• August 27th, 1979 • 1h 4min
Documentary, History
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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