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Soviet black-and-white films

  • Chapaev (film)Vasilyev brothers directed the 1934 Soviet war film Chapaev for Lenfilm. They crafted a heavily fictionalized biography of Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev, who…
  • Battleship PotemkinIn June 1905, the battleship Potemkin sat anchored off the island of Tendra. Two sailors named Matyushenko and Vakulinchuk discussed the need for their crew…
  • The Cranes Are FlyingOn the morning of the 22nd of June 1941, a flock of cranes flew over Moscow as Veronika and Boris watched from their apartment window.
  • Ballad of a SoldierThe year was 1959 when Grigory Chukhray made a bold choice for his film Ballad of a Soldier. He cast two nineteen-year-old actors, Vladimir Ivashov and…