Soviet Propaganda film

Identifier
irn1002015
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.621.1
  • RG-60.2527
Dates
1 Jan 1919 - 31 Dec 1919
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • A. Razumny (Director)
  • I. Ermolyev by order of the Moscow Cinema Committee (Producer)
  • National Center for Jewish Film

Scope and Content

This two reel "agitka" (short propaganda film) was one of the first produced by the Soviet regime. Made in 1919 to show to Red Army troops, often on trains, the film tells the tale of a Jew who survives a pogrom and becomes a leader in the Red Army.

Note(s)

  • Written by F. Shipulinsky, based on an episode from the biography of N. Krylenko. Editor: M. Shneiderova The Players: Old Hersh- P. Pavlov His son Abram- D. Bukoetsky His Daughter- A. Francescetti. Preservation and Restoration funded by MCA/Universal.

Subjects

  • PROPAGANDA
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY
  • SOVIET UNION
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (SOVIET)
  • POGROMS
  • JEWS

Places

  • , Soviet Union

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.