We, The Russian People (1966)
Based on a novel by Vsevolod Vishnevsky. January 1917. The workers and peasants of Russia, hunted by the tsarist government in the trenches, forced to defend alien interests of the king, the landowners and exploiters-capitalists. Bolshevik worker Yakov Orel, selflessly performing party mission, said the soldiers the truth about war, about revolution, about what the overthrow of the autocracy does not mean the liberation of the workers from the yoke of landlords and capitalists exploitation. For example, one regiment of the film reflects the events that took place in the whole of the Russian army between February and October 1917.
Director: Vera Stroyeva
Genre: Drama, History
Runtime: 157 min
Release Date: January 16, 1966
Cast
- Dmitriy Smirnov - Yakov Orel
- Mykola Hrynko - Ivan Chortomlyk
- Ivan Savkin - Ivan Vasiliev
- Valentin Gaft - Boer
- Leonid Pirogov - priest
- Dmitriy Mirgorodskiy - Golovachov
- Sergey Goremykin
- Sergey Kuznetsov - прапорщик
- Maya Bulgakova
- Nikolai Neronov - Prison warden
Screenplay
- Vsevolod Vishnevsky (Novel)
- Vera Stroyeva
- Sofiya Vishnevetskaya
- Aleksandr Maryamov
- Edgar Smirnov (Script Editor)
Music: Roman Ledenyov
Cinematography: Antonina Egina, Viktor Dombrovsky
Editing: Nina Vasilyeva
Production: Mosfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Vera Stroyeva
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is We, The Russian People about?
- Based on a novel by Vsevolod Vishnevsky. January 1917. The workers and peasants of Russia, hunted by the tsarist government in the trenches, forced to defend alien interests of the king, the landowners and exploiters-capitalists. Bolshevik worker Yakov Orel, selflessly performing party mission, said the soldiers the truth about war, about revolution, about what the overthrow of the autocracy does not mean the liberation of the workers from the yoke of landlords and capitalists exploitation. For example, one regiment of the film reflects the events that took place in the whole of the Russian army between February and October 1917.
- Who directed We, The Russian People?
- We, The Russian People was directed by Vera Stroyeva.
- Who stars in We, The Russian People?
- We, The Russian People stars Dmitriy Smirnov, Mykola Hrynko, Ivan Savkin, Valentin Gaft, Leonid Pirogov, Dmitriy Mirgorodskiy.
- How long is We, The Russian People?
- We, The Russian People has a runtime of 2h 37m (157 minutes).
- What genre is We, The Russian People?
- We, The Russian People is a Drama, History film.
- Where was We, The Russian People produced?
- We, The Russian People was produced in Soviet Union.