Solovetsky Vlast


1h 33m 1989

Brief Synopsis

A profile of the first Soviet prison camp, situated on a remote island in the White Sea, which became a model for the gulag system.

Film Details

Also Known As
Power of Solovki, The, Soloveckaya Vlast, Solovki Power, Solovki Tower, Solovki, le premiere goulag, Solovoky Power
Genre
Documentary
Political
Release Date
1989
Location
Solovki, Soviet Union

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

A profile of the first Soviet prison camp, situated on a remote island in the White Sea, which became a model for the gulag system.

Film Details

Also Known As
Power of Solovki, The, Soloveckaya Vlast, Solovki Power, Solovki Tower, Solovki, le premiere goulag, Solovoky Power
Genre
Documentary
Political
Release Date
1989
Location
Solovki, Soviet Union

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in France February 14, 1990

Released in Germany September 21, 1989

Released in United States January 2, 1991

Shown at Berlin Film Festival (out of competition) February 20 & 21, 1989.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival March 14 & 15, 1989.

Shown at United States Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 1989.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 3 & 11, 1989.

Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) December 12, 1998

35mm

format 1.66

color and b&w

dialogue Russian

meters 2539

subtitled English

The first of filmmaker Marina Goldovskaya's films to be exhibited in the West.

Released in United States January 2, 1991 (Film Forum 1; New York City)

Released in France February 14, 1990

Released in Germany September 21, 1989