Outskirts (film)

Outskirts
Outskirts
	Poster
Directed by	Boris Barnet
Written by	Boris Barnet; Konstantin Finn
Starring	Aleksandr Chistyakov; Sergei Komarov; Yelena Kuzmina; Nikolay Bogolyubov; Nikolai Kryuchkov; Hans Klering; Mikhail Zharov; Vladimir Uralsky
Cinematography	Mikhail Kirillov; A. Spiridonov
Music by	Sergei Vasilenko
Production; company	Mezhrabpomfilm
Release date	25 March 1933 (Soviet Union);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Languages	Russian; German

Full film

Outskirts (Russian: Окра́ина, meaning "fringe" or "periphery"), also known in English as The Patriots or by the transliterated Russian title Okraina, is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Boris Barnet.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot summary

In a small town in a remote part of the Russian Empire, factory workers struggle to organize against the owners. When World war I comes, they unite as soldiers of the Tsar on the Eastern Front. Local girl Anka forges a relationship with a German POW. The film criticises war profiteers and encourages workers to reach out to one another across national lines. In 1917, the Tsar is forced to abdicate following the February Revolution.

Cast

Sergey Komarov — Alexander P. Greshin
Elena Kuzmina — Anka Greshina
Robert Erdmann — Robert Karlovich, tenant
Alexander Chistyakov — Pyotr Kadkin
Nikolay Bogolyubov — Nikolai Kadkin
Nikolai Kryuchkov — Senka Kadkin
Mikhail Zharov — Kraevich
Hans Klering — Mueller, a German prisoner of war
Alexander Zhukov — policeman
Vladimir Ural — Cabby
Andrew Veit — a German prisoner
Mikhail Yanshin — soldier

References

^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
^ Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen & Unwin. p. 290.
^ "A Russian War Picture". The New York Times. 16 March 2023.

External links

The Patriots at IMDb
Outskirts at AllMovie

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[1] Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 507. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.

[2] Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen & Unwin. p. 290.

[3] "A Russian War Picture". The New York Times. 16 March 2023.

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