Cast: Vladimir Fogel

Direction Lev Kuleshov

Cast Aleksandra Khokhlova · Sergei Komarov · Vladimir Fogel · Pyotr Galadzhev

Synopsis By the law (1926) follows a group of five gold prospectors in the Yukon who experience a sudden turn of fortune when one of their members inexplicably murders two of the group. The remaining two survivors, a married couple, manage...

Direction Vsevolod Pudovkin

Cast Vera Baranovskaya · Aleksandr Chistyakov · Ivan Chuvelyov · Sergei Komarov

Synopsis The End of St. Petersburg (1927) follows the journey of a simple peasant who ventures to the bustling city of St. Petersburg in search of employment. Unknowingly, he aids in the apprehension of an old acquaintance from his village who...

Direction Boris Barnet

Cast Vera Maretskaya · Vladimir Fogel · Yelena Tyapkina · Sergei Komarov

Synopsis The House on Trubnaya (1928) is a sharp comedic exploration of class dynamics within a burgeoning cityscape. The narrative revolves around Parasha, a young woman employed as a maid, who discovers love and political awareness after relocating to Moscow.

Direction Abram Room

Cast Nikolai Batalov · Lyudmila Semyonova · Leonid Yurenyov · Vladimir Fogel

Synopsis Bed and Sofa (1927) follows the story of a married couple residing in a compact Moscow apartment. When an old acquaintance of the husband, Kolia, arrives in the city and struggles to find accommodation, Kolia extends an invitation for his...

Direction Boris Barnet

Cast Anna Sten · Vladimir Mikhajlov · Vladimir Fogel · Ivan Koval-Samborsky

Synopsis The Girl with the Hat Box (1927) follows the story of a diligent young woman who receives an apparently valueless lottery ticket from her deceitful boss instead of her rightful pay. When the ticket unexpectedly hits the jackpot, a wild...

Direction Vsevolod Pudovkin · Nikolai Shpikovsky

Cast Boris Barnet · José Raúl Capablanca · Zakhar Darevsky · Konstantin Eggert

Synopsis Chess Fever (S) (1925) follows the story of a man, Vladimir Fogel, whose intense passion for chess causes him to overlook his own wedding. However, the harmony of his marriage is eventually restored through the intervention of the renowned World...

Direction Lev Kuleshov

Cast Vladimir Fogel · Vsevolod Pudovkin · Aleksandra Khokhlova · Pyotr Galadzhev

Direction Sergei Komarov

Cast Igor Ilyinsky · Vladimir Fogel · Galina Kravchenko · Ada Vojtsik

Direction Fyodor Otsep

Cast Anna Sten · Ivan Koval-Samborsky · Mikhail Narokov · Vladimir Fogel

Synopsis Land in Captivity (The Yellow Ticket) (Yellow Pass) (1928) follows the harrowing journey of Jacob, a farmer who, upon returning from war, pleads with the local baron for a piece of land to cultivate. The baron, however, grants him a...

Direction Boris Barnet · Fyodor Otsep

Cast Natalya Glan · Igor Ilyinsky · Vladimir Fogel · Boris Barnet

Synopsis The Adventures of the Three Reporters (1926) follows the thrilling escapades of three intrepid journalists and an office assistant as they race against time to thwart a sinister plot. Powerful business magnates from the West are orchestrating a bacteriological attack...

Direction Yakov Protazanov

Cast Vladimir Fogel · Olga Zhiznyeva · Nikolai Prozorovsky · Aleksandr Glinsky

Direction Grigori Roshal

Cast Bernhard Goetzke · Natalya Rozenel · Nikolai Khmelyov · Sergei Komarov

Synopsis Salamander (1928) presents a Socialist Realist interpretation of Dr. Paul Kammerer's investigations into the inheritance of acquired traits, a theory that suggests environmental changes in an individual might spontaneously manifest in subsequent generations. This concept, while not entirely opposed to...