Soviet Union,
1929, 70 min
Directed by:
Alexander DovzhenkoScreenplay:
Alexander DovzhenkoPlots(1)
Based on an actual incident from 1913, the story concerns a group of Bolsheviks who battle counter-revolutionary nationalist troops in Kiev, putting up an Alamo-like defense of their cause inside the city's "Arsenal" munitions plant. Outnumbered by the nationalist troops, the defenders demonstrate their revolutionary spirit in the climactic battle which displays a dazzling mixture of traditional Ukranian folklore with modernist film techniques for a dazzling collage! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Semyon Svashenko
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Quiet Flows the Don (1957)
Arsenal (1929)
Sergey Petrov
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Arsenal (1929)
Attack from the Sea (1953)