Cinema in Russia

Plot Summary

Documentary film about early years of Russian cinema: its first directors, cameramen, producers and actors. Includes rare fragments of pre-revolutionary feature films, newsreels and Starewicz's animation.

Top Cast

Viktor Khokhryakov Narrator

Leo Tolstoy Archive footage

Yevgeni Petrov-Krayevsky Film footage

Aleksandra Goncharova Film footage

Michael Chekhov Film footage