COMRADE CHKALOV CROSSES THE NORTH POLE

6.2

1990

24 min.

ru

A satiric comedy which dissects the iconography of the 'Soviet Hero'. Original footage of a propaganda film from 1941 is the starting point for this parody of the ideological cliches of Soviet cinema. It follows the story of a Russian crew across the North Pole.

Original Title

Переход товарища Чкалова через Северный полюс

Plot Summary

A satiric comedy which dissects the iconography of the 'Soviet Hero'. Original footage of a propaganda film from 1941 is the starting point for this parody of the ideological cliches of Soviet cinema. It follows the story of a Russian crew across the North Pole.

Release Date

March 25, 1990