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Semyon Svashenko | ... | Timosh, the Ukrainian (as S. Svashenko) | |
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Georgi Khorkov | ... | A Red Army Soldier (as G. Khorkov) |
Amvrosi Buchma | ... | Laughing-Gassed German Soldier (as A. Buchma) | |
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Dmitri Erdman | ... | A German Officer (as D. Erdman) |
Sergey Petrov | ... | A German Soldier (as S. Petrov) | |
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M. Mikhajlovsky | ... | A Nationalist (as Mikhajlovsky) |
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Aleksandr Evdakov | ... | Tsar Nikolas II (as A. Evdakov) |
Set in the bleak aftermath and devastation of the World War I, a recently demobbed soldier, Timosh, returns to his hometown Kiev, after having survived a train wreck. His arrival coincides with a national celebration of Ukrainian freedom, but the festivities are not to last as a disenchanted. Written by Mr Bongo
Another montage crazy film by the Russians here. Instead of Eisenstein laying it on thick, we have Alexander Dovzshenko getting into the act with 'Arsenal'. A film about, yes, the oppression of the people against the state! Instead of the Russians, this time we the Ukrainians becoming oppressed. Mainly set in a arsenal factory (!!) the people fight the threat of Government interference! Set to a frenetic score, Arsenal sure must have kept the editors busy with many crazy jump cuts going at a frenetic pace. What does it all mean? Not 100% sure, as some of the obvious symbolism just flew right by me. It's an OK movie if you're into that sort of stuff. (You know who you are).