Once Upon a Time in Leningrad (2025)
A film about Pavel Klushantsev (1910–1999), an outstanding Soviet director at the Lennauchfilm studio and creator of popular science films about space, who foresaw advancements in space exploration decades ahead. Drawing on unique documentary footage, the film traces Klushantsev’s life story. He endured revolutions, wars, professional triumphs, and dismissal from his beloved work, yet never lost faith in humanity’s boundless potential to build a better world.
Director: Mikhail Arkhipov
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Valentin Morozov as (voice) |
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Pavel Klushantsev as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Mikhail Arkhipov | Director |
| Camera | Aleksandr Burov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ksenia Okhapkina | Writer |
| Production | Eduard Suvorov | Producer |
| Production | Anastasia Rzheshevskaya | Producer |
| Writing | Timur Timerkaev | Writer |
| Sound | Alexander Vanyukov | Sound Director |
| Art | Mikhail Arkhipov | Production Design |
| Editing | Mikhail Arkhipov | Editor |
