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One of the undisputed masterpieces of the cinema, no single viewing of Earth will ever reveal all of its poetic brilliance. The third in a triptych of films by Ukrainian director Alexander Dovzheko (after Zvenigora in 1927 and Arsenal in 1928), Earth is strikingly simple in plot. On the eve of collectivization in the Ukraine, an old farmer dies peacefully in bed. His grandson Vasil has a new vision: the village council will buy a tractor to be shared among the farmers. Struggling against the superstition, rich landowners and nature itself, Vasil is ultimately the victim of a tragic murder, but the dawn brings forth a new life and the promise of prosperity to the poor village.
Original Release
04/08/1930
US Release
10/17/1930
Cast
Name | Character |
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Stepan Shkurat | Opanas / Opanas (as S. Shkurat) |
Semyon Svashenko | Vasyl - son of Opanas / Vasili 'Basil' Opanas (as S. Svashenko) |
Yuliya Solntseva | Daughter of Opanas / Vasili's Sister (as Yu. Solntseva) |
Yelena Maksimova | Natalya - Vasyl's fiancee / Natalya - Vasili's Fiancee (as Ye. Maksimova) |
Nikolai Nademsky | Ded Semyon / Semyon 'Simon' Opanas (as N. Nademsky) |
Ivan Franko | Kulak Belokon / Arkhip Whitehorse - Khoma's Father (as I. Franko) |
Pyotr Masokha | Khoma - son of kulak Belokon / Khoma 'Thomas' Whitehorse (as P. Masokha) |
Vladimir Mikhaylov | Priest / Village Priest (as V. Mikhajlov) |
Pavel Petrik | Young Party-Cell Leader / Young Party-Cell Leader (as P. Petrik) |
P. Umanets | Chairman of the Village Farm Soviet / Chairman of the Village Soviet |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Stepan Shkurat | Opanas / Opanas (as S. Shkurat) |
Semyon Svashenko | Vasyl - son of Opanas / Vasili 'Basil' Opanas (as S. Svashenko) |
Yuliya Solntseva | Daughter of Opanas / Vasili's Sister (as Yu. Solntseva) |
Yelena Maksimova | Natalya - Vasyl's fiancee / Natalya - Vasili's Fiancee (as Ye. Maksimova) |
Nikolai Nademsky | Ded Semyon / Semyon 'Simon' Opanas (as N. Nademsky) |
Ivan Franko | Kulak Belokon / Arkhip Whitehorse - Khoma's Father (as I. Franko) |
Pyotr Masokha | Khoma - son of kulak Belokon / Khoma 'Thomas' Whitehorse (as P. Masokha) |
Vladimir Mikhaylov | Priest / Village Priest (as V. Mikhajlov) |
Pavel Petrik | Young Party-Cell Leader / Young Party-Cell Leader (as P. Petrik) |
P. Umanets | Chairman of the Village Farm Soviet / Chairman of the Village Soviet |
Ye. Bondina | Farm Girl |
Luka Lyashenko | Young Kulak / Young Kulak (as L. Lyashenko) |
Vasiliy Krasenko | Old Peter |
M. Matsyutsia | Farm Girl |