Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole

Synopsis

A satiric comedy which dissects the iconography of the 'Soviet Hero'. Original footage of a propaganda film from 1941 is the starting point for this parody of the ideological cliches of Soviet cinema. It follows the story of a Russian crew across the North Pole.

Cast & Crew

Director

Maxim Pezhemsky

Featured Cast

Aleksandr Zavyalov

Чкалов

Semyon Furman

вождь

Viktor Bychkov

пилот

Vladimir Baranov

бортмеханик

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