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The Magic Beam

The Magic Beam

The Magic Beam

1963•1h 20m•

★0.0(0 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

“The Magic Beam” is a film essay woven together from newsreels and documentary material from different decades, fragments of hundreds of non-fiction and fiction Soviet films of the 1910s-1960s.

Director

Leonid Makhnach

Writers

Roman Karmen, Aleksandr Novogrudsky

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Main Cast

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Self (archive footage)

Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Eisenstein

Self (archive footage)

Eduard Tisse

Eduard Tisse

Self (archive footage)

Boris Babochkin

Boris Babochkin

Self (archive footage)

Sergey Vasilev

Sergey Vasilev

Self (archive footage)

Georgi Vasilyev

Georgi Vasilyev

Self (archive footage)

Ilya Trauberg

Ilya Trauberg

Self (archive footage)

Grigori Kozintsev

Grigori Kozintsev

Self (archive footage)

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Self (archive footage)

Fridrikh Ermler

Fridrikh Ermler

Self (archive footage)

Maxim Gorky

Maxim Gorky

Self (archive footage)

Yuli Raizman

Yuli Raizman

Self (archive footage)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Leonid Makhnach
Director: Iosif Poselsky
Director: Vasily Katanyan
Director: Roman Karmen
Assistant Director: Marina Babak

Writing

Writer: Roman Karmen
Writer: Aleksandr Novogrudsky

Music & Sound

Sound: Valentina Georgievskaya

Cinematography

Camera Operator: Igor Bgantsev
Camera Operator: Leonid Kotlyarenko
Director of Photography: Vladimir Tsitron

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "Волшебный луч" (RU).

#2

The runtime is 80 minutes (1h 20m).

#3

The film was directed by Leonid Makhnach.

#4

The screenplay was written by Roman Karmen and Aleksandr Novogrudsky.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Vladimir Tsitron.

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Rating

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Movie Information

Original Title:

Волшебный луч

Status:

Released

Language:

Pусский

Country of Origin:

Soviet Union

Production Companies:

Central Studio of Documentary Films