''Sickle and Hammer'' (russian: Серп и молот, Serp i molot) is a 1921 Russian
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Vladimir Gardin
Vladimir Rostislavovich Gardin (russian: Влади́мир Ростисла́вович Га́рдин) (born Vladimir Rostislavovich Blagonravov (Благонра́вов); – 28 May 1965) was a pioneering Russian film director and actor who ...
. It is an agit-film that is longer than the usual at six reels because the norm is two reels only or twenty minutes. The story is about a peasant worker who went to the city to become a factory worker, then he eventually fights in the World War and after this, he returns to his own village as a Red Army commander.
Cast
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Aleksandr Gromov
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
as Ivan Gorbov
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Anatoli Gorchilin as Pyotr
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N. Zubova as Agasha
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Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin ( rus, Всеволод Илларионович Пудовкин, p=ˈfsʲevələt ɪlərʲɪˈonəvʲɪtɕ pʊˈdofkʲɪn; 16 February 1893 – 30 June 1953) was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter ...
as Andrey
* Sergey Komarov
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Ye. Bedunkevich
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N. Belyakov
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Anna Chekulaeva
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A. Golovanov
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Y. Kaverina
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M. Kudelko
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Feofan Shipulinsky
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N. Vishnyak
References
Bibliography
* Sargeant, Amy. ''Vsevolod Pudovkin: Classic Films of the Soviet Avant-garde''. I.B.Tauris, 2001.
External links
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Soviet drama films
1921 drama films
1921 films
Russian silent feature films
1920s Russian-language films
Films directed by Vladimir Gardin
Soviet silent feature films
Silent drama films
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