Golden Mountains (1931)
Soviet "proletarian" film about anti-war strike at St Petersburg factory, 1914. Resembles Pudovkin's classic "End of St. Petersburg," made 4 years earlier: backward lad (Poslavsky) from poor village comes to town desperate for work. He's hired as replacement ("scab") worker at big metallurgical factory, which is in the throes of a strike organized by the Bolsheviks (communists). The Bolshevik strikers are led by Ivan Shtraukh (brother of the more famous Russian actor Maxim Shtraukh). At first, the deceitful industrialist's son (Fedosev) involves the naive Poslavsky in an attempt to murder Shtraukh, but the attempt only wounds the heroic organizer. Will Poslavsky follow through with the planned killing, or will he redeem himself by going over to the side of the strikers?
Cast
- Boris Poslavsky - Pyotr, the country boy
- Ivan Shtraukh - Vasili, Bolshevik organizer
- Yuri Korvin-Krukovsky - Industrialist Krutilov
- Boris Feodosyev - Krutilov's son
- Boris Tenin - Windy
- Boris Chirkov - Worker
- Nikolai Michurin - Nikolay Ivanovich
- Konstantin Nazarenko - One-eyed
- Nikoloz Shengelaia - One from Baku
- Natalya Razumova - The Girl
Screenplay
Keywords
soviet union, proletarian
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Golden Mountains about?
- Soviet "proletarian" film about anti-war strike at St Petersburg factory, 1914. Resembles Pudovkin's classic "End of St. Petersburg," made 4 years earlier: backward lad (Poslavsky) from poor village comes to town desperate for work. He's hired as replacement ("scab") worker at big metallurgical factory, which is in the throes of a strike organized by the Bolsheviks (communists). The Bolshevik strikers are led by Ivan Shtraukh (brother of the more famous Russian actor Maxim Shtraukh). At first, the deceitful industrialist's son (Fedosev) involves the naive Poslavsky in an attempt to murder Shtraukh, but the attempt only wounds the heroic organizer. Will Poslavsky follow through with the planned killing, or will he redeem himself by going over to the side of the strikers?
- Who directed Golden Mountains?
- Golden Mountains was directed by Sergei Yutkevich.
- Who stars in Golden Mountains?
- Golden Mountains stars Boris Poslavsky, Ivan Shtraukh, Yuri Korvin-Krukovsky, Boris Feodosyev, Boris Tenin, Boris Chirkov.
- How long is Golden Mountains?
- Golden Mountains has a runtime of 1h 28m (88 minutes).
- What genre is Golden Mountains?
- Golden Mountains is a Drama film.
- Where was Golden Mountains produced?
- Golden Mountains was produced in Soviet Union.