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The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
4.0 / 10• 2021• 1h 21m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.
Cast & Crew
GF
Gísli Fannar Gylfason
Self - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member
LeadES
Erlendur Sveinsson
Self - Former NFAI Director
Pyotr Bagrov
Self - Former Gosfilmotond Curator
Mikhail Zharov
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Leon Trotsky
Self - Politician (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bill Morrison's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Village Detective: A Song Cycle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
