Deserter (1933)
"Dezertir" (original title)

A wise and forgiving communist leader decides to send a young worker, Karl Renn, as an international delegate to the Soviet Union after the worker had deserted a picket-line and had ... See full summary »

Director:

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Writers:

Nina Agadzhanova, M. Krasnostavsky,

Stars:

Boris Livanov, Vasili Kovrigin, Aleksandr Chistyakov

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Boris Livanov	...	Karl Renn
Vasili Kovrigin	...	Ludwig Zelle
Aleksandr Chistyakov	...	(as A. Tsistyakov)
Tamara Makarova	...	Newsgirl for the 'Red Courier'
Semyon Svashenko
Dmitri Konsovsky	...	(as D. Konsovsky)
Yudif Glizer
M. Oleshchenko
Sergei Martinson
Maksim Shtraukh
Sergei Gerasimov
Sergei Komarov
Vladimir Uralsky
A. Besperstyj
N. Romanov

Storyline

A wise and forgiving communist leader decides to send a young worker, Karl Renn, as an international delegate to the Soviet Union after the worker had deserted a picket-line and had expressed doubts about the methods of class struggle in in his own country.

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Plot Keywords:

worker | communist | class struggle | soviet union | capitalist | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

12 October 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deserter

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mezhrabpomfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Tagephone

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A szovjet hangosfilm 1930-1953 (1990)

User Reviews

this is a copycat folks

I'm not familiar enough with Russian cinema, but it's obvious Dezertir and Bronenosets Potiomkin have a lot in common. the style, for instance. and the story too. the acting performances are the same as in all Eisensteins movies. so what can I say about Dezertir? Everything is the same as Eisensteins, even the montage resembles his cinematographic power. by the way, did I already told you about how boring Dezertir is? everybody says recognizable things, but in fact, it's exactly because we already know these situations that Dezertir is just a copycat of better pictures. A lot of close-ups can't rescue it. and it's irritating there's no lyp sync. I am really sorry I spent my money to see this BEEP. when the characters start to work (or, because of the story, begin to stop working), it's being seen with some nice music on the background. yes, the music is the best thing that can be said about Dezertir. I also liked the policeman, but rather for his uniform than for his acting or role in the story. you can easily go to the toilet without missing important information. okay, so maybe I complain a lot without seeing the movie in its right historical point of view. I don't care. that argument means we all should adore old pictures, which is not the case.