Arsenal

Arsenal (1929)

Арсенал

A soldier returns to Kyiv after surviving a train crash and encounters clashes between nationalists and collectivists. The story of the suppression of the Bolshevik uprising at the Arsenal factory in Kyiv by the Central Council troops.

Date of release
1929-02-25
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (61)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Alexander Dovzhenko
Collection
Ukraine Trilogy

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema

Arsenal is a 1929 silent Soviet drama film by Alexander Dovzhenko. The film depicts events following the 1917 October Revolution in Russia and the subsequent Russian Civil War, and is a highly symbolic and poetic portrayal of the revolutionary spirit and the struggle for power. The film was shot at Odessa Film Factory of VUFKU by cameraman Danyl Demutskyi and used original sets made by Volodymyr Muller. The expressionist imagery, camera work and original drama were said to take the film far beyond the usual propaganda and made it one of the most important pieces of Ukrainian avant-garde cinema. The film was made in 1928 and released early in 1929.

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