The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
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1h 13m
Directed by Lev Kuleshov • 1924 • USSR/Russia
John West, a YMCA president from Ohio, goes to Russia on official business, accompanied by his cowboy bodyguard, Jeddie. Nothing goes right from the start: Mr West’s suitcase goes missing, he and Jeddie get separated, and the hapless protagonist is kidnapped. Kuleshov recounts these events with great visual wit and technical panache, borrowing from and subverting the style of American silent greats like D.W. Griffiths, creating a dynamic cinematic portrait of the Soviet Union for the outside world.
THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF MR WEST IN THE LAND OF THE BOLSHEVIKS • НЕОБЫЧАЙНЫЕ ПРИКЛЮЧЕНИЯ МИСТЕРА ВЕСТА В СТРАНЕ БОЛЬШЕВИКОВ
Directed by Lev Kuleshov
Written by Vsevolod Pudovkin
Cinematography by Aleksandr Levitsky
Music by Juliet Merchant
Starring: Boris Barnet, Porfiri Podobed, Alexandra Khokhlova
Silent with Russian intertitles and English subtitles
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