Quick Info
IMDb
Rating
4.5/10
Release1937
Runtime0h 55m
StatusReleased
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
Production
Central Studio of Documentary Films
Movie
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
1937
0h 55m
4.5
Documentary
Synopsis
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).














