The Russian Question

1h 31m

4.1

The film is based on the play by K. Simonov. It is the story of an American journalist who spends time in Russia and sees socialism in action. Upon his return to the U.S., a prestigious editor asks him to write a book about his experience. He receives a handsome advance for the project and he and his fiancée are able to buy a house, a car, and other symbols of the American dream. But the editor’s generosity comes with a caveat: the book must present a negative picture of Soviet society. Will he simply keep the money and do what is expected of him, or will he instead tell the truth?

Cast

Vsevolod Aksyonov

Mikhail Astangov

Mikhail Nazvanov

Mariya Barabanova

Konstantin Alekseev

Sergei Antimonov

Viktor Dragunsky

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Yeva Ladyzhenskaya

Director of Photography

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Valentina Kuznetsova

Second Assistant Director

Rodam Amiredzhibi

Third Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Maks Gershengorin

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Production Design

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Nina Yurushkina

Assistant Camera

Shelli Bykhovskaya

Vyacheslav Leshchyov

Yevgeni Kashkevich

Aram Khachaturyan

Original Music Composer

Aleksandr Tsfasman

Yuri Volchanetsky

Assistant Production Design

Valentin Perelyotov

Assistant Production Design

Grigoriy Gamburg

Konstantin Simonov