Underplayed Gems

Ugryum-reka (1968)

Ugryum-reka poster
Original title
Угрюм-река
Directed by
Yaropolk Lapshin
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rated
12+
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A multi-part adaptation of a classic Russian novel. It follows a merchant family's rise and fall in the harsh Siberian taiga.

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What happens

La Rivière sombre (Угрюм-река) est un long métrage soviétique en quatre parties produit au studio de cinéma de Sverdlovsk en 1968 par le réalisateur Iaropolk Lapchine. Le film est une adaptation du roman éponyme de Viatcheslav Chichkov. La première diffusion sur la Première chaîne de la Télévision centrale a eu lieu les 15, 19, 20 et 24 avril 1969. Malgré sa longue durée, le film a rencontré un grand succès : avec un tirage de 970 copies, la fréquentation a été de 15,5 millions de spectateurs par épisode . (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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