The Russian Question
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The Russian Question is a 1947 Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Romm that critiques Western anti-Soviet propaganda through the story of an American journalist.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet drama film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Konstantin Simonov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Stalin Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Russian Question (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Boris Volchek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| creativeDirector | Mikhail Romm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Mikhail Romm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Soviet state film distribution network ⓘ |
| editingBy | Yeva Ladyzhenskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Soviet socialist realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | American journalist investigating the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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political drama film ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
American foreign correspondent
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American newspaper magnate ⓘ Soviet officials ⓘ |
| hasTitleInRussian | Русский вопрос NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Cold War media manipulation
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critique of Western anti-Soviet propaganda ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Aram Khachaturian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | American journalist pressured to distort the truth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cold War propaganda role in Soviet cinema
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depiction of Western media bias against the USSR ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet anti-Western propaganda films ⓘ |
| politicalContext | early Cold War ⓘ |
| portrays |
American press barons
NERFINISHED
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fabrication of anti-Soviet news ⓘ |
| producer | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1940s films ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 88 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Mikhail Romm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valentin Katayev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starred |
Boris Tenin
NERFINISHED
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Mikhail Astangov NERFINISHED ⓘ Vsevolod Aksyonov NERFINISHED ⓘ Yelena Kuzmina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post–World War II era ⓘ |
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