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Beginning of an Unknown Era

Plot: Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' captures its haunting grotesquery
Release Date: Sunday, December 31 1967
56 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Leonid KulaginLeonid Kulagin
Leonid Kulagin was
27 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'комиссар Парфенов (новелла «Ангел»)'.
Fri, Jun 07 1940
Portrait of Sergei VolfSergei Volf
Sergei Volf was
>> in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'интеллигент (новелла «Ангел»)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nikolai GubenkoNikolai Gubenko
Nikolai Gubenko was
26 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'человек с коровой (новелла «Ангел»)'.
Sun, Aug 17 1941 –
Sun, Aug 16 2020
Portrait of Georgi BurkovGeorgi Burkov
Georgi Burkov was
34 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'студент (новелла «Ангел»)'.
Wed, May 31 1933 –
Thu, Jul 19 1990
Portrait of Igor KlassIgor Klass
Igor Klass was
28 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'атаман Ангел (новелла «Ангел»)'.
Sun, Nov 26 1939
Portrait of Yevgeni GoryunovYevgeni Goryunov
Yevgeni Goryunov was
>> in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Степан Жаренов (озв. Валерий Носик) («Родина электричества»)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sergei GorbatyukSergei Gorbatyuk
Sergei Gorbatyuk was
>> in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Гриня (озв. Сергей Никоненко) («Родина электричества»)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ivan TurchenkovIvan Turchenkov
Ivan Turchenkov was
53 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'сотрудник губисполкома («Родина электричества»)'.
Sat, May 30 1914 –
Mon, Sep 27 1993

Crew

Portrait of Larisa ShepitkoLarisa Shepitko
Larisa Shepitko was
29 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Director, Screenplay'
Thu, Jan 06 1938 –
Mon, Jul 02 1979
Portrait of Andrey SmirnovAndrey Smirnov
Andrey Smirnov was
26 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Director'
Wed, Mar 12 1941
Portrait of Genrikh GabayGenrikh Gabay
Genrikh Gabay was
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as 'Director'
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Portrait of Pavel LebeshevPavel Lebeshev
Pavel Lebeshev was
27 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Director of Photography'
Thu, Feb 15 1940 –
Sun, Feb 23 2003
Portrait of Dmitri KorzhikhinDmitri Korzhikhin
Dmitri Korzhikhin was
>> in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Director of Photography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Boris YermolayevBoris Yermolayev
Boris Yermolayev was
>> in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Screenplay'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ilya SuslovIlya Suslov
Ilya Suslov was
>> in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Screenplay'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mikhail SuslovMikhail Suslov
Mikhail Suslov was
28 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Screenplay'
Thu, Mar 23 1939
Portrait of Roman LedenyovRoman Ledenyov
Roman Ledenyov was
37 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Music'
Thu, Dec 04 1930 –
Thu, Aug 15 2019
Portrait of Alfred SchnittkeAlfred Schnittke
Alfred Schnittke was
33 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Music'
Sat, Nov 24 1934 –
Mon, Aug 03 1998
Portrait of Valentin KonovalovValentin Konovalov
Valentin Konovalov was
37 in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Art Direction'
Sun, Apr 13 1930 –
Mon, Jun 03 1996
Portrait of Vladimir KorovinVladimir Korovin
Vladimir Korovin was
>> in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Art Direction'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of V. KostrinV. Kostrin
V. Kostrin was
>> in Beginning of an Unknown Era
as 'Art Direction'
Unknown Birthday