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Velikiy grazhdanin

Velikiy grazhdanin

1938Movie⏱️ 1h 54m
Drama
⭐ 5.5
IMDB Rating
122 votes

In the guise of a character named Chakov, Ermler reconstructs in his epic the achievement of popular Leningrad leader Kirov, who was killed in 1934,and creates a portrait of political discussions and struggles during the 30s.

Director
Fridrikh Ermler
Writers
Mikhail Bleiman, Manuel Bolshintsov, Fridrikh Ermler
Stars
Nikolay Bogolyubov, Ivan Bersenev, Oleg Zhakov
Release Date
January 15, 1939
Language
Russian
Country
Soviet Union
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🎭 Top Cast

Nikolay Bogolyubov
Nikolay Bogolyubov
as Shakhov - the great citizen
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Ivan Bersenev
as Kartashov - the conspirator
Oleg Zhakov
Oleg Zhakov
as Borovsky - the accomplice
Zoya Fyodorova
Zoya Fyodorova
as Nadya
Boris Poslavsky
Boris Poslavsky
as Sizov
Aleksandr Zrazhevsky
Aleksandr Zrazhevsky
as Dubok
Boris Chirkov
Boris Chirkov
as Maksim, the investigator
Pyotr Kirillov
Pyotr Kirillov
as Briantsev - the assassin
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Yefim Altus
as Katz - Shakhov's helper
Yelena Yegorova
Yelena Yegorova

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Lenfilm Studio

🏷️ Keywords

communist propagandayear 19251920sbolshevikbolshevism

🎯 Categories

RussianDrama

⭐ Featured Review

How the Bolsheviks fought with internal enemies or A great Soviet political drama of the thirties
by lyubitelfilmov β€’ 2025-05-04
10/10

"Political drama. Which artistically reflects the political reality of the second half of the thirties of the last century, namely the struggle of the CPSU against the opposition and external enemies in the country. The author of this review knew for a long time that such a picture exists, but he did not watch it due to various circumstances (and he also "grew up" politically only now), which is why this picture has been waiting in the wings for so long. And the author was pleased with the final result - it really is a masterpiece of political drama, which is top class in terms of the..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Stalin performed enough editing of the script personally that he is credited with editing credits in the movie.

πŸ“– Synopsis

In the guise of a character named Chakov, Ermler reconstructs in his epic the achievement of popular Leningrad leader Kirov, who was killed in 1934,and creates a portrait of political discussions and struggles during the 30s.