How we built the Moscow metro (2014)
In the 1930’s, the workers of the underground, headed by brigades of writers, are in charge to write in real time "the history of the Moscow Metro". Based on their narratives, partially unpublished, the film recounts the first lines construction of the most beautifiul underground in the world, in the light of this "big literary Utopia", stoped by the purges of 1937-38.
Director: Xavier Villetard
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Cast
- Arnaud Arbessier - (voice)
- Jochen Hägele - (voice)
- Franck Lorrain - (voice)
- Céline Mauge - (voice)
- Gilles Padovani - (voice)
- Céline Ronté - (voice)
- Joseph Stalin - Himself (archive footage)
Screenplay
Editing: Marie Pomme Carteret
Production: .Mille et Une. Films., ARTE, Histoire TV, SVT
Country: France
Language: Français, Pусский
Original Language: fr
Keywords
subway, soviet union, moscow, russia, 1930s, purge
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is How we built the Moscow metro about?
- In the 1930’s, the workers of the underground, headed by brigades of writers, are in charge to write in real time "the history of the Moscow Metro". Based on their narratives, partially unpublished, the film recounts the first lines construction of the most beautifiul underground in the world, in the light of this "big literary Utopia", stoped by the purges of 1937-38.
- Who directed How we built the Moscow metro?
- How we built the Moscow metro was directed by Xavier Villetard.
- Who stars in How we built the Moscow metro?
- How we built the Moscow metro stars Arnaud Arbessier, Jochen Hägele, Franck Lorrain, Céline Mauge, Gilles Padovani, Céline Ronté.
- What genre is How we built the Moscow metro?
- How we built the Moscow metro is a Documentary film.
- Where was How we built the Moscow metro produced?
- How we built the Moscow metro was produced in France.