Circus
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"Circus" is a 1936 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Grigori Aleksandrov, celebrated for its satirical take on racism and its iconic performance by Lyubov Orlova.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Circus canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | stage revue "Under the Circus Dome" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Vladimir Nilsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| director | Grigori Aleksandrov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Yeva Ladyzhenskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Marion Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| hasAwardOrRecognition | popular success in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| hasCensorshipContext | produced under Stalinist cultural policy ⓘ |
| hasFilmLocation | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
circus ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Soviet internationalism
ⓘ
anti-racism ⓘ satire of racism ⓘ |
| musicBy | Isaak Dunayevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
iconic performance by Lyubov Orlova
ⓘ
multinational lullaby scene ⓘ use of musical numbers for propaganda ⓘ |
| notableSong |
"Song of the Motherland"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"Two Hearts" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Stalin-era Soviet cinema ⓘ |
| portrays |
American circus performer
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Soviet society as racially tolerant ⓘ racial discrimination in the United States ⓘ |
| producer | Grigori Aleksandrov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1936-05-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtime | 92 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Grigori Aleksandrov
NERFINISHED
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Isaak Dunayevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Erdman NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| starring |
Lyubov Orlova
NERFINISHED
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Pavel Massalsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Stolyarov NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Volodin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yevgeniya Melnikova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.