Intervention (1968)

Original title

Интервенция

Directed by

Gennadi Poloka

Genre

adventure film, musical film, comedy drama, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set during the Russian Civil War, this musical comedy follows a con artist who gets caught up in political intrigue and romance. The story mixes slapstick humor with songs and dance numbers.

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What happens

Intervention (Russian: Интервенция, romanized: Interventsiya) is a 1968 Russian historical musical film directed by Gennadi Poloka. The film was banned in the Soviet Union for nearly 20 years and was released only in 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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