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The extraordinary adventures of Mr. West in the land of the Bolsheviks / Director, Lev Kuleshov; screenplay, Nicolai Aseyov, Vsevolod Pudovkin.
LIBRA VHS PN1995.9.S665 E98 1991
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Signature series (Kino International Corporation)
- The Signature series
- Language:
- Russian
- Subjects (All):
- Soviet Union--Foreign public opinion, American--Drama.
- Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union--In motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Comedy films.
- Silent films.
- Propaganda films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (78 min.) : silent ., black and white ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- Mr. West in the land of the Bolsheviks
- Original title: Neobychainiye prokucheniya mistera Vestav v stranye Bolshevikov
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Kino Video, [1991]
- Language Note:
- Short introduction in English; film subtitled in English; accompanied by musical score.
- System Details:
- VHS.
- analog
- magnetic
- VHS
- Summary:
- In this Soviet propaganda piece, the "typically American" Mr. West decides to investigate the Soviets in person. The adventures he has during his trip make him change his mind about his perceived enemies.
- Participant:
- Porfiry Podobed (Mr. West), Boris Barnet (Cowboy Jeddie), Alexandra Khokhlova (Countess von Saks)
- Credits:
- Camera, Alesander Levitsky.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1924.
- This was the first production of the cinematic workshops of Lev Kuleshov.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Kenneth H. and Thelma F. Cisney Memorial Fund.
- OCLC:
- 23751457
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