The General Line

Grigori Aleksandrov
1929-09-25


6.4
125 min

Also known as The Old and the New, 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
Nezhnikov Miroshkin - Schoolmaster Unowned
Chukamaryev The butcher Unowned
Ivan Yudin Komsomolets Unowned
E. Suhareva Witch Unowned
G. Matvei Priest Unowned
Lev Ivanov Student (uncredited) Unowned
Mikhail Gomorov Unowned
Vyacheslav Gomolyaka Unowned