Gibel sensatsii (1935)

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Director:

Aleksandr Andriyevsky

Writer:

Georgiy Grebner (writer)

Release Date:

17 April 1935 (Soviet Union)

Genre:

Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In an unnamed English-speaking capitalist land, a young engineer invents inexhaustible giant robots...

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Military Industrial Complex | Worker | Anti Capitalism | Greed

Cast

Sergei Vecheslov	...	Jim Ripl
Vladimir Gardin	...	Jack Ripl, his brother
M. Volgina	...	Kler (Claire) Ripl, his sister
Anna Chekulaeva	...	Meri (Mary) Ripl, Jack's wife
Nikolai Rybnikov	...	Military Officer in Charge
Vladimir Orlov	...	Charlie, worker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
N. Ablov	...	Mr. Rotterdem, banker
Aleksandra Khokhlova	...	Doll Seller at night club
Sergei Martinson	...	Dizer
Sergei Minin	...	Tom, worker
P. Poltoratsky	...	Percy Grimm, ministry member
V. Renin	...	Gamilton (Hamilton) Grimm

Also Known As:

Loss of Feeling (International: English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (Tagephon)

Company:

Mezhrabpomfilm

Trivia:

Urban legend has defined this title as a filmed version of Karel Capek's play R.U.R., apparently on the strength of stills which show the film's robots bearing the logo, RUR. In fact, no screen credit is given Capek or his play, and the plot resembles the play only in the general sense that both concern robots replacing human workers. This film, however, portrays this as a disastrous and villainous idea, in stark contrast to Capek's Utopian view of robotics. In addition, its robots are emotionless and mindless machines, rather than the emotional and rational androids of the Czech play.

The First Time Of Russian Robots On Film!

Adapted from the novel R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), by the classic Checz writer Karel Kapek, inventor of the term 'robot'. The inventor Jim Riple manufactures robots to do all the work normally done by people. His creatures are extremely powerful and intelligent but they are devoid of feelings, which is a new twist to the German version of artificial creatures lacking a soul as in 'Homunculus'(1916),'Metropolis'(1926) and 'lraune'(1928). A struggles ensues between the workers and the factory bosses over who is to control the uses and the direction of technological progress. Well made, this is an intelligent treatment of a story that had attracted the attention of French surrealists as early as 1924 when Artaud wanted to stage it. My 16mm. film is in excellent condition and its length is 90 minutes, including original trailer. Other Capek stories have been filmed in Eastern Europe, the most important being 'Krakatit' (1948).