Sickle and Hammer (1921)

Original title

Серп и молот

Directed by

Vladimir Gardin

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Runtime

35 min

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A peasant leaves his village to work in a city factory. He fights in World War I and later returns home as a commander for the Red Army.

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What happens

Sickle and Hammer (Russian: Серп и молот, romanized: Serp i molot) is a 1921 Russian silent drama film directed by Vladimir Gardin. It is an agit-film that is longer than the usual at six reels because the norm is two reels only or twenty minutes. The story is about a peasant worker who went to the city to become a factory worker, then he eventually fights in the World War and after this, he returns to his own village as a Red Army commander. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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