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The General Line(1929)

09/25/1929 (SU)Drama2h 5m
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Overview

Also known as The Old and the New (Staroye i Novoye), The General Line illustrates Lenin’s stated imperative that the nation move from agrarian to industrial culture in an epic ode to farm-collectivization progress.

Sergei Eisenstein

Director

Movie Cast

Marfa Lapkina photo

Marfa Lapkina

Marfa

M. Ivanin photo

M. Ivanin

Marfa's son

Konstantin Vasilyev photo

Konstantin Vasilyev

Tractor Driver

Vasili Buzenkov photo

Vasili Buzenkov

Secretary of the milk cooperative

Nejnikov photo

Nejnikov

Miroshkin - Schoolmaster

Chukamaryev photo

Chukamaryev

The butcher

Ivan Yudin photo

Ivan Yudin

Komsomolets

E. Suhareva photo

E. Suhareva

Witch

G. Matvei photo

G. Matvei

Priest

Lev Ivanov photo

Lev Ivanov

Student (uncredited)

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanySovkino

Original LanguageNot Given

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