Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole

Plot Summary

A satiric comedy which dissects the iconography of the 'Soviet Hero'. Original footage of a propaganda film from 1941 is the starting point for this parody of the ideological cliches of Soviet cinema. It follows the story of a Russian crew across the North Pole.

Top Cast

Aleksandr Zavyalov Чкалов

Semyon Furman вождь

Viktor Bychkov пилот

Vladimir Baranov бортмеханик