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