Law of Baseness (1962)
Taking the viewer on a tour through several African nations and using the full range of agit-prop aesthetics in its imagery, didactic voice-over and melodramatic soundtrack, Law of Baseness offers a scathing anti-colonialist and anti-capitalist indictment of the Western world.
Director: Aleksandr Medvedkin
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 49 min
Release Date: January 1, 1962
Cast
- Aleksei Zadachin - Narrator (voice)
- Patrice Lumumba
- Modibo Keïta
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Roy Welensky
Screenplay
- L. Pribytkovskiy (Script Consultant)
- Aleksandr Medvedkin
- V. Donskaya (Script Editor)
Music: Vitaliy Geviksman, I. Shveytser
Cinematography: N. Generalov, Aleksandr Kochetkov
Production: Central Studio of Documentary Films
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Law of Baseness about?
- Taking the viewer on a tour through several African nations and using the full range of agit-prop aesthetics in its imagery, didactic voice-over and melodramatic soundtrack, Law of Baseness offers a scathing anti-colonialist and anti-capitalist indictment of the Western world.
- Who directed Law of Baseness?
- Law of Baseness was directed by Aleksandr Medvedkin.
- Who stars in Law of Baseness?
- Law of Baseness stars Aleksei Zadachin, Patrice Lumumba, Modibo Keïta, Nikita Khrushchev, Roy Welensky.
- How long is Law of Baseness?
- Law of Baseness has a runtime of 49m (49 minutes).
- What genre is Law of Baseness?
- Law of Baseness is a Documentary film.
- Where was Law of Baseness produced?
- Law of Baseness was produced in Soviet Union.