The Communist | |
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Directed by | Yuli Raizman |
Written by | Yevgeni Gabrilovich |
Starring | Yevgeni Urbansky Sofia Pavlova Boris Smirnov |
Cinematography | Yu-Lan Chen Aleksandr Shelenkov |
Music by | Rodion Shchedrin |
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Running time | 111 min. |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
The Communist (Russian: Коммунист, romanized: Kommunist) is a 1957 Soviet historical romance film directed by Yuli Raizman.[1] The Communist is one of the classic films of Soviet cinema. Praised for its realism and noted for its tinges of propaganda, the story is a vivid portrayal of a young man dedicated to communist ideals who struggles to complete a power plant despite supply shortages, a burgeoning revolution, and war profiteers. The film was innovative for its time; director Yuli Raizman managed to create an unflinching, complex image of the everyday struggles and triumphs of early communism.[2][3]