The Soviet influence : from Turksib to Night mail / British Film Institute.

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"In the early 1930's, Soviet propaganda films profoundly influenced the emerging luminaries of the British documentary film movement, shaping their ideas about film as an art form. In this specially curated edition, Viktor Turin's 1929 classic about the building of the Turkestan-Siberian railway, Tu...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: British Film Institute (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Turin, Viktor Aleksandrovich, 1895-1945
Rotha, Paul, 1907-1984
Elton, Arthur, 1906-1973
Wright, Basil
Watt, Harry, 1906-1987
Miller, Henry K.
Bartell, Guy (composer (expression))
Thomas, Neil (composer (expression))
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Silent with English intertitles and music.
Published: [London] : British Film Institute, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:Dual format edition.
Subjects:
Turkestano-Sibirskai͡a magistralʹ.
Great Britain. > Post Office.
Railway mail service > Great Britain.
Railroads > Asia, Central > History.
Railroads > Soviet Union > History.
Motion pictures > Soviet Union > History.
Motion pictures > Great Britain > Soviet influences.
Documentary films > History and criticism.
Silent films.
Propaganda films.
Documentary films.
Genre:
Silent films.
Propaganda films.
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc : silent, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
From Turksib to Night mail.
Format: Video DVD

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