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Zhukovsky

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  • 1h 30m
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Zhukovsky (1950)
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Biopic on Nikolay Zhukovsky, a scientist, mathematician and engineer who is considered the father of Russian aviation.Biopic on Nikolay Zhukovsky, a scientist, mathematician and engineer who is considered the father of Russian aviation.Biopic on Nikolay Zhukovsky, a scientist, mathematician and engineer who is considered the father of Russian aviation.
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  • Directors
    • Vsevolod Pudovkin
    • Dmitriy Vasilev
  • Writer
    • Anatoli Granberg(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Yuri Yurovsky
    • Ilya Sudakov
    • Vladimir Belokurov
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  • Directors
    • Vsevolod Pudovkin
    • Dmitriy Vasilev
  • Writer
    • Anatoli Granberg(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Yuri Yurovsky
    • Ilya Sudakov
    • Vladimir Belokurov
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    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Yuri Yurovsky
    • Nikolay Zhukovskyas Nikolay Zhukovsky
    Ilya Sudakov
    • Dmitri Mendeleyevas Dmitri Mendeleyev
    Vladimir Belokurov
    Vladimir Belokurov
    • Sergey Chaplyginas Sergey Chaplygin
    Vladimir Druzhnikov
    Vladimir Druzhnikov
    • Pyotr Nesterovas Pyotr Nesterov
    Sofiya Giatsintova
    Sofiya Giatsintova
    • Zhukovsky's Motheras Zhukovsky's Mother
    Galina Frolova
    Galina Frolova
    • Verochkaas Verochka
    Oleg Frelikh
    • Professor Aleksandr Grigoryevichas Professor Aleksandr Grigoryevich
    Aleksandr Khokhlov
    Aleksandr Khokhlov
    • Moscow University Professoras Moscow University Professor
    Vladimir Gribkov
    • Moscow University Professoras Moscow University Professor
    Boris Bityukov
    Boris Bityukov
    • Sergey Nezhdanovskyas Sergey Nezhdanovsky
    Anatoli Chemodurov
    Anatoli Chemodurov
    • Aleksandr Rybakovas Aleksandr Rybakov
    Andrey Puntus
    Andrey Puntus
    • Golubinskyas Golubinsky
    G. Smirnov
    • Zhukovsky's Studentas Zhukovsky's Student
    Georgiy Yumatov
    Georgiy Yumatov
    • Kasyanovas Kasyanov
    Mikhail Nazvanov
    Mikhail Nazvanov
    • Dmitri Ryabushinskyas Dmitri Ryabushinsky
    Vsevolod Aksyonov
    Vsevolod Aksyonov
    • Great Princeas Great Prince
    Lyudmila Krasheninnikova
    Aleksandr Mikhaylov
    Aleksandr Mikhaylov
    • Directors
      • Vsevolod Pudovkin
      • Dmitriy Vasilev
    • Writer
      • Anatoli Granberg(screenplay)
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    When wind meets wing.
    From 1949 onwards came a series of films from Russia designed to show its 'superiority' over the West in the arts and sciences. Earlier in the 1940's master film maker Vsevolod Pudovkin had waved the patriotic flag with his excellent biopics of General Suvorov and Admiral Nakhimov and is here given the task of bringing to life the man Lenin described as 'the father of Russian aviation', Nicolay Zhukovsky, who has been immortalised by having a city, an airport and a plane named after him, not to mention a crater on the moon.

    Zhukovsky's theories, like those of so many innovators, were met with scepticism, derision and indifference. Writer Anatoli Granberg and actor Yuri Yurovsky have given us a portrait of a character whose inspiration, infectious enthusiasm and determination enabled him to triumph.

    Although this film could easily appeal solely to 'aviation anoraks', Granberg keeps the technical jargon to a minimum and Pudovkin's stunning visual sense is very much in evidence, especially his images of Nature. The pioneering flights, many of which were to prove fatal to the pilots, are brilliantly depicted. Pudovkin is again assisted in the direction by Dmitri Vasiliev whilst cinematography, editing and score are of the highest quality. Although one could have done without the final sequence showing the might of the Soviet airforce one has to accept this as part and parcel of cold war propoganda. Unsurprisingly the film was awarded the Stalin Prize.

    When considering Zhukovsky's theories on airflow and flight, Leonardo da Vinci's findings of five centuries earlier make fascinating reading.
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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1950 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Det ryska flygets fader
    • Production company
      • Mosfilm
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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