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The Magic Beam

19631h 20mLeonid Makhnach,Iosif Poselsky,Roman Karmen,Vasily Katanyan

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“The Magic Beam” is a film essay woven together from newsreels and documentary material from different decades, fragments of hundreds of non-fiction and fiction Soviet films of the 1910s-1960s.

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What is The Magic Beam (1963) about?

“The Magic Beam” is a film essay woven together from newsreels and documentary material from different decades, fragments of hundreds of non-fiction and fiction Soviet films of the 1910s-1960s.

Who stars in The Magic Beam?

The Magic Beam stars Vladimir Lenin (Self (archive footage)), Sergei Eisenstein (Self (archive footage)), Eduard Tisse (Self (archive footage)), Boris Babochkin (Self (archive footage)), Sergey Vasilev (Self (archive footage)). The film was directed by Leonid Makhnach.

How long is The Magic Beam?

The Magic Beam has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1963.

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