His Call
His Call (Russian: Его призыв, romanized: Yego prizyv) is a 1925 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov. It was also released as 23 January (Russian: 23 января) in the Soviet Union and as Broken Chains in the United States.[1]
| His Call | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yakov Protazanov |
| Written by | Vera Eri |
| Starring | Varvara Popova |
| Cinematography | Louis Forestier |
Production company | |
Release date | 17 February 1925 |
Running time | 62 minutes (1700 meters) |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Silent film (Russian intertitles) |
Plot
The main protagonists of the film are Katya (Varvara Popova), the daughter of a factory worker and Andrey (Ivan Koval-Samborsky), the son of the former owner of the factory who illegally returns to the USSR to find treasures hidden by his father. The film title refers to the Communist party's appeal, after Lenin's death, to enlarge its membership.
Cast
- Varvara Popova as Katya Sushkova
- Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina as Katya's grandmother
- Ivan Koval-Samborsky as Andrey
- Olga Zhiznyeva as Lulu
- Anatoli Ktorov as Vladimir Zaglobin
- Vera Maretskaya as Varya
- Mikhail Zharov as Worker
- Tatyana Mukhina as Girl
References
- Его призыв at the kino-teatr.ru
- Bibliography
- Leyda, Jay (1960), Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film, New York: Macmillan, OCLC 1683826.
- Aleinikov, Moisei, ed. (1957), Yakov Protazanov: O tvorcheskom puti rezhissera (in Russian), Moscow: Iskusstvo, OCLC 13571289.
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