In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze

In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze

1937-12-25| 55 min

The film is about the life and work of Grigory Ordzhonikidze Konstantinoviche, an important personality in both the Communist Party and the Soviet state. The film includes speeches by his bereaved friends who attended his funeral. In 1937, after the unexpected death of Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Vertov received an urgent order from the government to produce a film about the life of Ordzhonikidze. He was ordered to work together with Yakov Bliohom and the director of the film "Battleship Potemkin" distributed by Goskino (Soviet State Committee for Cinematography).

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Vasiliy Kachalov

Vasiliy Kachalov

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