Far from the Motherland explained
Far from the Motherland is a 1960 Soviet spy film directed by Aleksei Shvachko and written by Yuri Dold-Mikhajlik, based on his novel And One Warrior in the Field ((1957).[1] [2] [3]
Plot
During the Second World War, a Soviet agent goes deep undercover in Nazi Germany to find the location of the secret underground plant that produces new weapons.[4]
Release
Far from the Motherland was released in the Soviet Union on 9 May 1960 (Victory Day).[5] [6]
It was the highest-grossing film in the Soviet Union for 1960, with 42 million tickets sold.[7]
External links
- (in Russian, no subtitles)
Notes and References
- Web site: UCL SSEES Library: Bain Graffy Film Collection: DVD-4660. www.ucl.ac.uk. 2021-01-12. 2021-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025065749/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/ssees-videos/dvd/dvd4660.htm. dead.
- Book: Soviet Union (from the beginnings to 1991). International Federation of Film. Archives. Natalija. Cemodanova. June 4, 2019. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. 9783111624341. Google Books.
- Book: Geschichte des sowjetischen und russischen Films. Christine. Engel. Eva. Binder. January 12, 1999. J.B. Metzler. 9783476015464. Google Books.
- Web site: Far from the Motherland (1960). letterboxd.com.
- Book: К вопросу об Ихтиандре. Игнатенко А.. А. Гусак В.. А. May 21, 2014. Directmedia. 9785445856573. Google Books.
- Book: Раззаков, Федор. Гибель советского кино. Интриги и споры. 1918-1972. September 5, 2017. Litres. 9785425088185. Google Books.
- Web site: Kudryavtsev . Sergey . Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic) . Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате . Domestic Films in Soviet Film Distribution . . 4 July 2006 . ru . 4 February 2019.
