Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole (1990)
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.
star 6.2
- Release Date: 1990-03-25
- Runtime: 0h 24min
- Production Company: Lenfilm
- Production Country:
Soviet Union
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Director:
Maxim Pezhemsky