Zhukovsky (1950)

Original title

Жуковский

Directed by

Dmitri Vasilyev, Vsevolod Pudovkin

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Soviet biographical drama about the life of Russian scientist Nikolai Zhukovsky. It follows his work in the late 1800s and early 1900s as he develops the foundations of modern aerodynamics and hydrodynamics.

celebratoryearnestpatrioticslow-pacededucationalnostalgicformal

What happens

Zhukovsky (Russian: Жуковский) is a 1950 Soviet biopic directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Dmitri Vasilyev, based on the life of Russian scientist Nikolai Zhukovsky (1847–1921), the founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics. In 1950 Pudovkin received the Best Director award at the 5th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for this film. In 1951 Pudovkin, Shebalin, Golovnya, and Belokurov received the Stalin Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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