Archangel (1990)
A Tragedy of the Great War
At the height of the October Revolution during the 1919 allied intervention in Arkhangelsk, the exploits of one-legged Canadian soldier Lt. John Boles are told, after he is taken in from the cold by a dysfunctional Russian family and mistakes a local woman for his presumed dead lover.
- Date of release
- 1990-09-01
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (53)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- War, Romance, Drama
- Director
- Guy Maddin
Casting
- Michael Gottli — Jannings
- David Falkenburg — Geza
- Michael O'Sullivan — Doctor
- Margaret Anne MacLeod — Baba
- Ari Cohen — Philbin
- Sarah Neville — Danchuk
- Kathy Marykuca — Veronkha
- Kyle McCulloch — Lt. John Boles
- Victor Cowie — Sea Captain
- Ihor Procak — Monk
- Chris Johnson — Russian Soldier
- Vince Rimmer — Bolshevik
Interesting facts
Archangel is a 1990 comedy-drama film directed by Guy Maddin. The film fictionalizes, in a general sense, historical conflict related to the Bolshevik Revolution occurring in the Arkhangelsk (Archangel) region of Russia, a basic concept presented to Maddin by John Harvie. The film marks Maddin's first formal collaboration with co-screenwriter George Toles.
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