Member of the Government
1940, Russian. Directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi & Iosif Kheifits.
In the 1930s, during Collectivization, we follow Alexandra Sokolova, who having joined a kolkhoz, is promoted by the Party to the management of the farm: she becomes chairman of the kolkhoz, courageously coping with the difficulties of collectivization, the distrust of some fellow villagers, and family conflict.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Aleksandr ZarkhiDirector
- Iosif KheifitsDirector
- Vera MaretskayaАлександра Соколова
- Vasili VaninЕфим Соколов
- Nikolay KryuchkovНикита Соколов
- Ivan NazarovКривошеев
- Valentina TeleginaПрасковья Телегина
- Boris Blinovсекретарь райкома
- Vasili MerkuryevСташков
- Aleksey KonsovskiyПетька
- Konstantin SorokinТелегин, председатель колхоза
- Yelizaveta Uvarovaмать Дуськи
- Aleksandra MatveevaДуська
- Nikolai Stepanov(uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 8 March 1940
- Original title
- Член правительства
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Ekaterina Vinogradskaya
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Member of the Government (1940) was directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi and Iosif Kheifits and stars Vera Maretskaya, Vasili Vanin, Nikolay Kryuchkov.