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The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

40 %|Apr 27, 2021|Documentary, History

Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.

Featured Crew

Bill Morrison
Writer
David Lang
Original Music Composer
Maria Vinogradova
Editorial Consultant
Bill Morrison
Sound Designer
Bill Morrison
Additional Photography
Frode Andersen
Musician
Nick Lloyd
Music Editor
Maria Vinogradova
Producer

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Cast

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Gísli Fannar Gylfason
Self - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member
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Erlendur Sveinsson
Self - Former NFAI Director
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Pyotr Bagrov
Self - Former Gosfilmotond Curator
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Mikhail Zharov
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
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Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Self (archive footage)
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Vladimir Lenin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Joseph Stalin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Leon Trotsky
Self - Politician (archive footage)