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Komissar, Ruscico ; Kinostudii͡a M. Gor'kogo ; St͡senarii͡a i Postanovka, Aleksandra Askol'dova = Ruscico ; M. Gorky Film Studio ; written and directed by Aleksandr Askoldov ; directed by Aleksandr Askoldov

Based on the short story : In the town of Berdichev / by Vasili GrossmanOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1967Special features (disc 1): Biography of author Vasili Grossman; filmographies of cast and crew; cast stillsSpecial features (disc 2): Interview with director Aleksandr Askoldov (40 min.); video interview excerpt of actress Nonna Mordyukova discussing the director (5 min.); video excerpt of actress Raisa Nedashkovskaya discussing the production (4 min.); video interview with actor Rolan Bykov (17 min.); filmography of Askoldov; "Case history of comrade A. Ya. Askoldov" denunciaton of the director by the USSR Cinematography Committee; "To the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee" letter from supporters of the director; "Documents" featuring extracts of official denunciations and dismissal of Askoldov by party officials (1 min.); interview with actress Raisa Nedashkovskaya (15 min.); "Press" readings of critic acclaim and review excerpts (3 min.); awards; "Recognition" posters and stills from film festivals (5 min.)

black and white

mixed

880-04, Cinematography, Valeri Ginzburg ; editors, Natalya Loginova, Svetland Lyashinskaya, Nina Vasilyeva ; music, Alfred Schnittke

other

Letterboxed format 2.35:1; Special two-disc set.

videodisc

880-03, Nonna Mordyukova, Rolan Bykov, Raisa Nedashkovskaya, Lyudmila Volynskaya, Vasili Shukshin

2 videodiscs (105 min.), sd., b&w, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodisc

DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (Russian, English, or French), DTS surround (Russian only), or Dolby mono (Russian only)

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04922 -- Kino InternationalK492 -- Kino International

DVD