[MOVIE]

LUCˇ SMERTI

Cast and Credits

T. It.: Il Raggio Della Morte; T. Ing.: The Ray Of Death; Ass. R.: A. Hohlova, V. Pudovkin, S. Komarov, L. Obolenskij; Sog., Scen.: V. Pudovkin; F.: A. Levickij; Scgf.: V. Pudovkin, V. Rahal’s; Int.: P. Podobed (Podobed, Un Ingegnere E Inventore), V. Pudovkin (Padre Revo, Fascista), S. Komarov (Tomas Lann, Operaio E Leader Della Rivolta), V. Fogel’ (Fog, Il Fascista), A. Hohlova (La Donna Cecchino; Sorella Edith), S. Hohlov (Freddy, Figlio Di Edith), N. Stravinskaja, A. Gorcilin (Rapp, L’ingegnere Elettrotecnico), A. Cekulaeva (Sua Moglie), L. Stravinskaja (Sura, Assistente Dell’ingegnere Podobed), P. Galadzev (Ruller, Proprietario Della Fabbrica / Diret?Tore Del Circo), V. Pil’scikov (Nipote Di Ruller / Capofabbrica), L. Obolenskij (Maggiore Hard, Un Leader Fascista), F. Ivanov, A. Gromov, M. Doller, S. Sletov, A. Konstantinov, L. Kulesov; Prod.: Goskino; Pri. Pro.: 16 Aprile 1925 ? 35mm. L.: 2189 M. D.: 119′ A 16 F/S. Bn. 

Film notes

Though due to the weakness of the script, this film can hardly be called a success, its interest lies in the style of performances, tricks, and especially crowd scenes, which, apart from famous crowd scenes in Ejzenstejn’s Strike, was a rare thing to find in Soviet films of the time. The officiate in charge of Soviet cinema, who had expected The Ray of Death to be more of a political propaganda movie, accused Kuleshov of formalism and “detachment from the Soviet reality.”
Ekaterina Hohlova

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Edition 2008
Film version Russian Intertitles
Section “WE MADE FILMS. HE MADE CINEMA.” LEV KULESHOV 1917-1943