Drama · Soviet Union · 1929 · 2h 5m

The General Line

Старое и новое

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Director
Sergei EisensteinGrigori Aleksandrov
Cast
Marfa Lapkina as Marfa M. Ivanin as Marfa's son Konstantin Vasilyev as Tractor Driver Vasili Buzenkov as Secretary of the milk cooperative Nezhnikov as Miroshkin - Schoolmaster Chukamaryev as The butcher
Crew
Eduard Tisse — Director of Photography Grigori Aleksandrov — Writer Vasiliy Rakhals — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Sergei Eisenstein Director Grigori Aleksandrov Director Eduard Tisse Director of Photography Grigori Aleksandrov Writer Vasiliy Rakhals Production Design
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