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Simple People

19451h 14mGrigori Kozintsev,Leonid Trauberg

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A 1945 Soviet war film which, along with the second part of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible was harshly criticized by Andrei Zhdanov and banned. A version of the film, released in 1956 during the Khrushchev Thaw, was disowned by director Grigori Kozintsev because the reediting was done without his participation.

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What is Simple People (1945) about?

A 1945 Soviet war film which, along with the second part of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible was harshly criticized by Andrei Zhdanov and banned. A version of the film, released in 1956 during the Khrushchev Thaw, was disowned by director Grigori Kozintsev because the reediting was done without his participation.

Who stars in Simple People?

Simple People stars Olga Lebzak (Eryomina), Boris Zhukovsky (Makeyev), F. Babadzhanov (Akbashev), Ekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya (Granny), Iraida Kudryavtseva (Varvara Shapkina). The film was directed by Grigori Kozintsev.

How long is Simple People?

Simple People has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1945.

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