Outskirts (film)
| Outskirts | |
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| 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 |
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Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian/ German |
Outskirts (Russian: Окраина, meaning Outskirts), also known in English as The Patriots or by the transliterated Russian title Okraina, is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Boris Barnet.[2][3]
Plot summary
1914. In a small town in a remote part of the Russian Empire, shoemakers struggle to organize against factory owners. When war comes, they are united as soldiers of the Tsar on the Eastern Front. Anka, a local girl, forges a relationship with a German POW. The film criticises war profiteers and encourages workers to reach across national lines. In 1917 the Russian Revolution comes and the Tsar is thrown from power.
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
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