The General Line (1929)
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.
Released: Sep 25, 1929
Runtime: 125 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Marfa Lapkina, M. Ivanin, Konstantin Vasilyev, Vasili Buzenkov, Nejnikov, Chukamaryev
Crew: Sergei Eisenstein (Director), Sergei Eisenstein (Scenario Writer), Grigori Aleksandrov (Director), Grigori Aleksandrov (Writer), A. Burov (Art Direction), Vasili Kovrigin (Art Direction)