Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole (1990)
6.2
/10 By 4 Votes
Overview : A satiric comedy which dissects the iconography of the 'Soviet Hero'. Original footage of a propaganda film from 1941 is the starting point for this parody of the ideological cliches of Soviet cinema. It follows the story of a Russian crew across the North Pole.
Release Date : March 25, 1990
Runtime : 24m
Genre : Comedy
Companies : Lenfilm
Countries : Soviet Union
Keywords : satire, soviet realism, short film
