Underplayed Gems

The Plan for Great Works (1930)

The Plan for Great Works poster
Original title
План великих работ
Directed by
Abram Room
Genre
silent film
Country
Soviet Union
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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How it feels

This silent documentary from 1930 presents Soviet industrial and construction projects. It shows plans for large-scale works through images and on-screen text, with an experimental soundtrack added later.

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What happens

The Plan for Great Works (Russian: План великих работ, romanized: Plan velikikh rabot) is a 1930 Soviet documentary film directed by Abram Room and widely regarded as the first Soviet sound film. The film's soundtrack was composed by Arseny Avraamov, who also acted as sound designer and sound editor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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