Inside the U.S.S.R.


2h 1961

Brief Synopsis

MOSCOW STORY: A view of the city of Moscow, its inhabitants and architecture. ON ICE AND WATER: Young skaters and swimmers perform in ballet production numbers. Included are excerpts from the ice revue "Zimnyaya fantasiya" ("Winter Fantasy"). PROKOFIEFF--HIS LIFE AND MUSIC: A survey of the life and ...

Film Details

Also Known As
Gorod bolshoy sudby, Kompozitor Sergey Prokofyev
Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
New York opening: 4 Nov 1961
Production Company
Central Documentary Film Studio; Moscow Popular Science Studio
Distribution Company
Artkino Pictures
Country
Soviet Union

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

MOSCOW STORY: A view of the city of Moscow, its inhabitants and architecture. ON ICE AND WATER: Young skaters and swimmers perform in ballet production numbers. Included are excerpts from the ice revue "Zimnyaya fantasiya" ("Winter Fantasy"). PROKOFIEFF--HIS LIFE AND MUSIC: A survey of the life and career of composer Sergey Prokofieff (Prokofiev), who is seen conducting his own works. Galina Ulanova appears in an extract from Romeo and Juliet .

Film Details

Also Known As
Gorod bolshoy sudby, Kompozitor Sergey Prokofyev
Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
New York opening: 4 Nov 1961
Production Company
Central Documentary Film Studio; Moscow Popular Science Studio
Distribution Company
Artkino Pictures
Country
Soviet Union

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

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Notes

Moscow Story, a Central Documentary Film Studio production, was released in the U.S.S.R. in 1961 as Gorod bolshoy sudby; running time: ca60 min; Prokofieff-His Life and Music, a Moscow Popular Science Studio production, in 1961 as Kompozitor Sergey Prokofyev; running time: ca60 min; and On Ice and Water, a Central Documentary Film Studio production, in 1959 as Na ldu i na vode; running time: ca20 min.