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About 1925 film directed by Sergei Eisenstein
Genres drama, silent, propaganda, historical drama
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
Written by Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov, Nikolai Aseev, Nina Agadzhanova-Shutko
Starring Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov, Alexander Stepanovich Antonov, Andrei Fajt, Vladimir Barsky, Aleksandr Pavlovich Antonov, Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo, Beatrice Vitoldi
Music Dmitri Shostakovich, Nikolay Kryukov
Runtime 74 min
Country Soviet Union
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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