The General Line

Grigori Aleksandrov
1929-09-25


6.321
125 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Marfa Lapkina Marfa Unowned
M. Ivanin Marfa's son Unowned
Konstantin Vasilyev Tractor Driver Unowned
Vasili Buzenkov Secretary of the milk cooperative Unowned
Nejnikov Miroshkin - Schoolmaster Unowned
Chukamaryev The butcher Unowned
Ivan Yudin Komsomolets Unowned
E. Suhareva Witch Unowned
G. Matvei Priest Unowned
Lev Ivanov Student (uncredited) Unowned