The General Line

Name: The General Line
Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Genre: Drama
Released: 1929-09-25
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Marfa Lapkina, M. Ivanin, Konstantin Vasilyev, Vasili Buzenkov, Nezhnikov

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1929 · 125 min · Drama · TMDB 6.4/10

Overview

Also known as The Old and the New, The General Line illustrates Lenin’s stated imperative that the nation move from agrarian to industrial culture in an epic ode to farm-collectivization progress.

Directed by Sergei Eisenstein

Cast

Marfa Lapkina — Marfa
M. Ivanin — Marfa's son
Konstantin Vasilyev — Tractor Driver
Vasili Buzenkov — Secretary of the milk cooperative
Nezhnikov — Miroshkin - Schoolmaster