The General Line

Name: The General Line
Genre: Drama
Released: 1929-09-25
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Marfa Lapkina, M. Ivanin, Konstantin Vasilyev, Vasili Buzenkov, Nezhnikov

Старое и новое

1929

2h 5m

Drama

Status

Released

Release

September 25, 1929

Runtime

2h 5m

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Storyline

Also known as The Old and the New (Staroye i Novoye), The General Line illustrates Lenin’s stated imperative that the nation move from agrarian to industrial culture in an epic ode to farm-collectivization progress.

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Details

Status: Released
Runtime: 2h 5m
Release Date: September 25, 1929
Languages: No Language
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Grigori Aleksandrov
Production: Sovkino
Production Countries: Soviet Union

Top Cast

Marfa Lapkina

Marfa

M. Ivanin

Marfa's son

Konstantin Vasilyev

Tractor Driver

Vasili Buzenkov

Secretary of the milk cooperative

Nezhnikov

Miroshkin - Schoolmaster

Chukamaryev

The butcher

Ivan Yudin

Komsomolets

E. Suhareva

Witch

G. Matvei

Priest

Lev Ivanov

Student (uncredited)