Earth

Earth (Russian/Ukrainian: Земля, translit. Zemlya) is a 1930 Soviet film by Ukrainian director Alexander Dovzhenko, concerning the process of collectivization and the hostility of Kulak landowners. It is Part 3 of Dovzhenko's "Ukraine Trilogy" (along with Zvenigora and Arsenal). The film begins with the final moments of grandfather Semyon (Simon) Opanas beneath a pear tree. Next local kulaks, including Arkhyp Bilokin, contemplate the process of c... More

Initial release date:

  • 1930

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 15 min

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  • Zemlya

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Directed by

Olexandr Dovzhenko

Alexander Petrovich Dovzhenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Петро́вич Довже́нко, Aleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko, Ukrainian: Олександр Петрович Довженко Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko, September 10 [O.S. August 29] 1894 – November 25, 1956), was a Soviet screenwriter, film producer and director of Ukrainian...

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  • 1930

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 15 min
  • 1 h 16 min
  • 1 h 11 min
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