Member of the Government
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| Russian: Член правительства | |
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| Written by | Ekaterina Vinogradskaya |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Gintsburg |
| Edited by | Ye. Bazhenova |
| Music by | Nikolai Timofeyev |
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Running time | 106 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Member of the Government (Russian: Член правительства, romanized: Chlen pravitelstva) is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi.[1][2][3][4][5]
Plot
Aleksandra Sokolova, the wife of a peasant and a former farm laborer who becomes a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, overcoming collectivization problems and difficulties in her personal life.
Cast
- Vera Maretskaya as Aleksandra Grigoryevna Sokolova
- Vasili Vanin as Yefim Yefimovich Sokolov
- Nikolay Kryuchkov as Nikita Sokolov, blond brother-in-law
- Ivan Nazarov as Fedot Petrovich Krivosheyev
- Valentina Telegina as Panya, fat woman
- Boris Blinov as The District Party Secretary
- Vasili Merkuryev as Party Undersecretary Stashkov
- Aleksey Konsovsky as Petka, teen groom
- Aleksandra Matveeva as Duska, teen bride
- Konstantin Sorokin as Kuzma, beefy kolkhoz rowdy
- Yelizaveta Uvarova as Duska's mother
- Aleksandr Melnikov as Escort (uncredited)[6]
Awards and nominations
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Foreign Language Film (nom)
References
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