Underplayed Gems

The Red Web (1924)

The Red Web poster
Directed by
Ivan Kalabukhov
Genre
silent film
Country
Soviet Union
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This Soviet silent war film follows the clash between two opposing worlds. It tells a story of conflict and revolution in documentary style.

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What happens

The Red Web (Russian: Красный газ, romanized: Krasnyi gas) is a 1924 Soviet silent war film shot in documentary style and directed by Ivan Kalabukhov. The film is based on the book Two Worlds by Vladimir Zazubrin. Sergei Eisenstein helped with the editing of the film. The picture was a success at the box office and was on the big screen for five years. The film is considered lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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