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The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

20211h 21mBill Morrison
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Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.

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PropagandaCinema On CinemaFound FootageRussian HistoryPortrait Of An ArtistSoviet Union History

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What is The Village Detective: A Song Cycle (2021) about?

Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of…

Who stars in The Village Detective: A Song Cycle?

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle stars Gísli Fannar Gylfason (Self - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member), Erlendur Sveinsson (Self - Former NFAI Director), Pyotr Bagrov (Self - Former Gosfilmotond Curator), Mikhail Zharov (Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)), Czar Nicholas II of Russia (Self (archive footage)). The film was directed by Bill Morrison.

How long is The Village Detective: A Song Cycle?

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2021.

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