The Golden Gates (1971)
The film-remembrance of the creative fate of the Ukrainian Soviet film director Alexander Dovzhenko, shot on his diaries. It has his statements about his work, about the role of the artist in society, his plans and sources of inspiration, his artistic style and the peculiarities of his worldview. Used excerpts from his films and documentary footage taken during the director's life, as well as filmed fragments of the unfinished scripts " The Death of the Gods” and “Tsar”.
Director: Yuliya Solntseva
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Runtime: 80 min
Release Date: March 1, 1971
Cast
- Roman Tkachuk - God / Peasant
- Mykola Hrynko - Bishop
- Pyotr Shcherbakov - Gordei Truba
- Valentina Telichkina - Madonna
- Nikolai Gubenko - Soldier Ivan
- Sergey Nikonenko - Tsar
- Boris Sichkin - Nesmachny
- Sergey Bondarchuk - Narrator (Voice)
Screenplay
Music: Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Cinematography: Georgi Rerberg
Production: Mosfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Keywords
socialist realism, ukrainian culture, national representation, cinema poetry
More Films by Director: Yuliya Solntseva
More Films in Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Golden Gates about?
- The film-remembrance of the creative fate of the Ukrainian Soviet film director Alexander Dovzhenko, shot on his diaries. It has his statements about his work, about the role of the artist in society, his plans and sources of inspiration, his artistic style and the peculiarities of his worldview. Used excerpts from his films and documentary footage taken during the director's life, as well as filmed fragments of the unfinished scripts " The Death of the Gods” and “Tsar”.
- Who directed The Golden Gates?
- The Golden Gates was directed by Yuliya Solntseva.
- Who stars in The Golden Gates?
- The Golden Gates stars Roman Tkachuk, Mykola Hrynko, Pyotr Shcherbakov, Valentina Telichkina, Nikolai Gubenko, Sergey Nikonenko.
- How long is The Golden Gates?
- The Golden Gates has a runtime of 1h 20m (80 minutes).
- What genre is The Golden Gates?
- The Golden Gates is a Documentary, TV Movie film.
- Where was The Golden Gates produced?
- The Golden Gates was produced in Soviet Union.