Beginning of an Unknown Era (1967)
Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' (Olesha) speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' (Platonov) captures its haunting grotesquery.
Genre: War, Drama
Runtime: 73 min
Release Date: December 31, 1967
Cast
- Leonid Kulagin - комиссар Парфенов (новелла «Ангел»)
- Sergei Volf - интеллигент (новелла «Ангел»)
- Nikolai Gubenko - человек с коровой (новелла «Ангел»)
- Georgi Burkov - студент (новелла «Ангел»)
- Igor Klass - атаман Ангел (новелла «Ангел»)
- Yevgeni Goryunov - Степан Жаренов (озв. Валерий Носик) («Родина электричества»)
- Sergei Gorbatyuk - Гриня (озв. Сергей Никоненко) («Родина электричества»)
- Ivan Turchenkov - сотрудник губисполкома («Родина электричества»)
Screenplay
- Ilya Suslov (Screenplay)
- Mikhail Suslov (Screenplay)
- Boris Yermolayev (Screenplay)
- Larisa Shepitko (Screenplay)
- Yury Olesha (Story)
Music: Alfred Schnittke, Roman Ledenyov
Cinematography: Dmitri Korzhikhin, Pavel Lebeshev
Production: Experimental Film Studio
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Keywords
woman director
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Beginning of an Unknown Era about?
- Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' (Olesha) speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' (Platonov) captures its haunting grotesquery.
- Who directed Beginning of an Unknown Era?
- Beginning of an Unknown Era was directed by Larisa Shepitko, Andrey Smirnov, Genrikh Gabay.
- Who stars in Beginning of an Unknown Era?
- Beginning of an Unknown Era stars Leonid Kulagin, Sergei Volf, Nikolai Gubenko, Georgi Burkov, Igor Klass, Yevgeni Goryunov.
- How long is Beginning of an Unknown Era?
- Beginning of an Unknown Era has a runtime of 1h 13m (73 minutes).
- What genre is Beginning of an Unknown Era?
- Beginning of an Unknown Era is a War, Drama film.
- Where was Beginning of an Unknown Era produced?
- Beginning of an Unknown Era was produced in Soviet Union.