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Storm Over Asia (1928)

Potomok Chingis-Khana (original title)
| Drama, War | 6 September 1930 (USA)
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In 1918 a simple Mongolian herdsman escapes to the hills after brawling with a western capitalist fur trader who cheats him. In 1920 he helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the... See full summary »

Director:

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Writers:

Osip Brik, I. Novokshenov (story)

Stars:

I. Inkizhinov, I. Dedintsev, Valéry Inkijinoff | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Valéry Inkijinoff ... Bair, the Mongol [The Son - U.S.] (as Valeri Inkishanov)
I. Dedintsev I. Dedintsev ... The British Commandant
Aleksandr Chistyakov ... The Russian Rebel Leader
Viktor Tsoppi Viktor Tsoppi ... Henry Hughes, unscrupulous fur-buyer.
Fyodor Ivanov Fyodor Ivanov ... The Lama (as F. Ivanov)
V. Pro V. Pro ... British missionary, translates amulet
Boris Barnet ... English soldier, pipe smoker
Karl Gurnyak Karl Gurnyak ... English soldier
Bilinskaya Bilinskaya ... The Commandant's Wife
I. Inkizhinov I. Inkizhinov ... Bair's Father
Anel Sudakevich ... Commandant's blonde daughter
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Storyline

In 1918 a simple Mongolian herdsman escapes to the hills after brawling with a western capitalist fur trader who cheats him. In 1920 he helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying army. However he is captured when the army tries to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with the reincarnated Grand Lama. After being shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a Mongolian puppet regime. Written by Will Gilbert

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puppet regime | herdsman | bolshevik | russian revolution | year 1918 | See All (71) »

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Pudovokin's Remarkable Film Of The East In Revolt

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Drama | War

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Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

6 September 1930 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Storm Over Asia See more »

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Production Co:

Mezhrabpomfilm See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(restored and synchronised) | | (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Silent | Mono (sound version)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Like Napoleon, a dazzling editing tour-de-force
6 October 1999 | by mgmax – See all my reviews

Contrary to what the English guy says (hey, the Brits are the bad guys in this movie, whaddaya expect), this is to my mind the most impressive work of Soviet silent cinema-- an epic with several dazzling sequences of rat-a-tat-tat editing that invite comparison with Gance's Napoleon, as well as a deliberate build to an explosive climax that, in its willingness to delay gratification until almost the breaking point, has the operatic grandeur of something like The Godfather. Highly recommended (in fact, highly recommended before you see less accessible works such as October or Potemkin).
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