Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole (1990)
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.
Director: Maxim Pezhemsky
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Aleksandr Zavyalov as Чкалов |
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Semyon Furman as вождь |
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Viktor Bychkov as пилот |
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Vladimir Baranov as бортмеханик |
| Sound | Sergei Kuryokhin | Music |
| Camera | Valery Mironov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Maxim Pezhemsky | Writer |
| Editing | Tamara Denisova | Editor |
| Directing | Maxim Pezhemsky | Director |