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Heart of Russia

Uniform Title
Сердце России. English
Additional Titles
Serdt͡se Russii
Published
[Moscow] : Mosfilm, 1971.
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (1 hour, 39 minutes, 8 seconds)) : sound, colour
Additional Creators
Kaplanyan, A., Mikhailov, J., Stroeva, Vera, Vasiliu, D., and AM (Publisher)
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Language Note
Russian dialogue; English subtitles.
Summary
Drama recalling the events of the October Revolution from the point of view of the Bolsheviks in Moscow between 25th October and 2nd November 1917 (Old Style). The film depicts the formation of the Moscow Revolutionary Military Committee, headed by Viktor Nogin, and the efforts of the Bolsheviks to overpower the counter-revolutionary forces of the Provisional Government, whilst also dealing with hostile attacks from the Menshevik faction. The Bolsheviks attempt to break through the counter-revolutionaries' defences at the Kremlin in order to access a store of arms. The film includes battle scenes as well as capturing the drama of the committee discussions and disputes.
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Note
AMDigital Reference: N-507345
Film format: 35mm Comb col pos
Creation/Production Credits Note
Director, Vera Stroyeva ; screenplay, D. Vasiliu, A. Kaplanyan ; photography, A. Egina ; sets, V. Kislykh ; music, J. Mikhailov ; sound, V. Shmelkin
Participant/Performer Note
Vladimir Tatosov, Aleksandr Gai, S. Desnitsky, Vsevolod Kuznetsov, Oleg Tabakov, Afanasii Kochetkov, Igor Kashintsev, Viktor Avdyushko, Alexei Ejboshenko, Sergei Priselkov, Natalya Bondarchuk, Yefim Kopelyan, S. Pozharsky, V. Shestakov, M. Ezepov, A. Kartashov
Location of Originals
British Film Institute
Copyright Note
The British Film Institute
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