The General Line (1929)

Also known as The Old and the New (Staroye i Novoye), The General Line illustrates Lenin’s stated imperative that the nation move from agrarian to industrial culture in an epic ode to farm-collectivization progress.

• Release Date: 1929-09-25
• Runtime: 2h 5min
• Production Company: Sovkino
• Production Country: Soviet Union
• Directors: Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov.