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 ...
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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) |
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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) |
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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
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(Copy with French subtitles at Brussels Musée du Cinéma)Sound Mix:
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1.33 : 1
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For several years I had a decent quality print on video and was always fascinated by this film. Very few motion pictures are as visually striking and intense, but little of the story came through. I just purchased the DVD and the audio commentary track by Vance Kepley really illuminated "Arsenal". Undoubtedly the finest commentary I've yet heard. If this classic movie isn't your cup of tea, get the DVD anyway. Dovzhenko was an artist like few others. His work really deserves rediscovery; hopefully future releases of "Zvenigora", "Earth" and "Aerograd" will have Kepley's commentary as well. But even as they are, Dovzhenko's films are truly essential.