The End of the World (1963)
A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person pseudo-documentary "found footage" technique framing the movie as the creation of the protagonist, who is returns to his home village from the city to discover that a local drunk has formed a doomsday cult.
Released: Jun 24, 1963
Runtime: 85 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Stanislav Sokolov, Yevgeniya Kolmykova, Tatyana Pelttser, Vitali Politseymako, Stanislav Lyubshin, Daya Smirnova
Crew: Aleksandr Khvostov (Director of Photography), Boris Buneev (Director), Olga Bednova (Production Design), Lev Rogozin (Director of Photography), Vasiliy Solovyov (Writer), Yevgeniy Ptichkin (Sound)