Simple People (1945)
Original title: Простые люди
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A 1945 Soviet war film which, along with the second part of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible was harshly criticized by Andrei Zhdanov and banned. A version of the film, released in 1956 during the Khrushchev Thaw, was disowned by director Grigori Kozintsev because the reediting was done without his participation.
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Olga LebzakEryomina, his wife
Boris ZhukovskyMakeyevF. BabadzhanovAkbashev
Ekaterina Korchagina-AleksandrovskayaGrannyI. KudryavtsevaVarvara Shapkina
Larisa YemelyantsevaSasha SlepnyovaVladimir KolchinIvanov
Tatyana PelttserPlaksinaAnatoliy ChiryevRomka
Aleksandr LarikovKizlyakov
Konstantin AdashevskyCook
Yuriy TolubeevYeryomin, works directorMovie DNA
Genre affinityWarPacingShortEmotional intensityWarDirector preference365649 · 372287Actor preference372295 · 372296 · 372297Country preferenceSu
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What is Simple People about?
A 1945 Soviet war film which, along with the second part of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible was harshly criticized by Andrei Zhdanov and banned. A version of the film, released in 1956 during the Khrushchev Thaw, was disowned by director Grigori Kozintsev because the reediting was done without his participation.
How long is Simple People?
Simple People has a runtime of 74 minutes.