Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole (1990)

03/25/1990 (SU) • 24m

Comedy

Overview

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 Billed Cast

Aleksandr Zavyalov

Чкалов

Semyon Furman

вождь

Viktor Bychkov

пилот

Vladimir Baranov

бортмеханик


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Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

satire

soviet realism

short film

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