The Dam Is Broken
1928, UK. Directed by Mikhail Kapchinsky.
The film is set in one of the regions of Western Ukraine in the 1920s. A poor peasant, Vasyl, openly opposes the arbitrariness of the lord's authorities. While hunting in the lord's forest, he is captured by soldiers and imprisoned in a dungeon. His beloved girl Lesia, with the help of the villagers, opens the dam, and water begins to flood the manor. Amid the commotion, Vasyl escapes from his captivity.
- Runtime
- 0h 52m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- UK
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- Released
- 23 September 1928
- Original title
- Греблю прорвало
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Dmytro Falkovskyi, Lazar Frenkel
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The Dam Is Broken runs 52 minutes (0h 52m).
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The Dam Is Broken isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 September 1928. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Dam Is Broken?
The Dam Is Broken (1928) was directed by Mikhail Kapchinsky and stars Heiri Emirzade, Nina Li, Anna Agramova.