Simple People (1945)

War

Overview

A 1945 Soviet war film which, along with the second part of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible was harshly criticized by Andrei Zhdanov and banned. A version of the film, released in 1956 during the Khrushchev Thaw, was disowned by director Grigori Kozintsev because the reediting was done without his participation.

Duration

74 min

Rating

⭐ 6.2 / 10

Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 31, 1945

Languages

Russian

Production

Lenfilm