The Death Ray
1925, RU. Directed by Lev Kuleshov.
In a Western capitalist country where a fascist government attempts to suppress a socialist uprising, revolutionary leader Thomas Lamm is imprisoned by the government but he escapes to the Soviet Union. There, he meets the engineer Podobed who invents the 'death ray' – a device which explodes gunpowder and fuel mixtures at a distance.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- RU
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Lev KuleshovDirector
- Porfiri PodobedPodobed, engineer-inventor
- Vsevolod PudovkinPater Revo, catholic priest
- Sergei KomarovTomas Lann
- Vladimir FogelFog, fascist
- Alexandra KhokhlovaSharpshooter / Sister Edith
- Sergey KhokhlovFreddie, Edith's son
- Inna StravinskayaStoker's daughter
- A. StrabinskayaShura, Podobed's assistant
- Andrei GorchilinRapp, electric technician
- Anna ChekulaevaRapp's wife
- Pyotr GaladzhevRuller, factory owner / Circus director
- Leonid ObolenskyHard, leader of fascists
Details
- Released
- 16 March 1925
- Original title
- Луч смерти
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Vsevolod Pudovkin
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The Death Ray runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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Which OTT platform is The Death Ray on?
The Death Ray isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 March 1925. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Death Ray?
The Death Ray (1925) was directed by Lev Kuleshov and stars Porfiri Podobed, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Sergei Komarov.