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Arsenal
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Drama, War |
| Release Date: | January 1, 1928 |
| Running time: | 87 minutes |
| Cast: | Semyon Svashenko, Amvrosi Buchma, Georgi Khorkov, Dmitri Erdman, Sergei Petrov |
| Director: | Alexander Dovzhenko |
| Writer: | Alexander Dovzhenko |
Description: The Arsenal features Semyon Svashenko as Tyrnish, a humble Ukranian soldier. Through Tyrnish's experiences we are permitted to witness the incredible social upheavals of the World War I years which led to the Russian revolution. The film's setpiece is the 1918 Kiev worker's rebellion. The White Russian troops are clearly the villains of the piece--faceless automatons who blindly follow orders while flesh-and-blood types like Tyrnsh suffer hope, fear and anguish. Arsenal was the first of Alexandre Dovzhenko's Ukraine trilogy, followed by Earth (1930) and Ivan (1932).~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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