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Outskirts (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Outskirts' (, meaning "fringe" or "periphery"), also known in English as 'The Patriots' or by the transliterated Russian title 'Okraina', is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Boris Barnet.
Plot summary
In a small town in a remote part of the Russian Empire, factory workers struggle to organize against the owners. When World war I comes, they unite as soldiers of the Tsar on the Eastern Front. Local girl Anka forges a relationship with a German POW. The film criticises war profiteers and encourages workers to reach out to one another across national lines. In 1917, the Tsar is forced to abdicate following the February Revolution.
Cast
*Sergey Komarov Alexander P. Greshin
*Elena Kuzmina Anka Greshina
*Robert Erdmann Robert Karlovich, tenant
*Alexander Chistyakov Pyotr Kadkin
*Nikolay Bogolyubov Nikolai Kadkin
*Nikolai Kryuchkov Senka Kadkin
*Mikhail Zharov Kraevich
*Hans Klering Mueller, a German prisoner of war
*Alexander Zhukov policeman
*Vladimir Ural Cabby
*Andrew Veit a German prisoner
*Mikhail Yanshin soldier
References
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