The Nail in the Boot
1931, Georgian. Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov.
Banned in the Soviet Union for its "negative" content and never released, Kalatozov was forced to retreat from filmmaking for seven years because of this film. The film sets out to illustrate the old adage, "For want of a nail, the battle was lost," showing how the inferior quality of something so trivial as a nail in a soldier's boot leads inexorably to the capture of an armored train. Kalatozov had intended to demonstrate the crucial and universal importance of efficiency in Soviet industry, but the government decided that his fable gave a negative impression of the Red Army's capabilities.
- Runtime
- 0h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Georgian
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- Released
- 31 December 1931
- Original title
- ლურსმანი ჩექმაში
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Leonid Perelman
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The Nail in the Boot runs 53 minutes (0h 53m).
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The Nail in the Boot isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 1931. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Nail in the Boot?
The Nail in the Boot (1931) was directed by Mikhail Kalatozov and stars Aleqsandre Jaliashvili, Siko Palavandishvili, Akaki Khorava.