In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
4.5
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1937-12-25
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Documentary
The film is about the life and work of Grigory Ordzhonikidze Konstantinoviche, an important personality in both the Communist Party and the Soviet state. The film includes speeches by his bereaved friends who attended his funeral. In 1937, after the unexpected death of Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Vertov received an urgent order from the government to produce a film about the life of Ordzhonikidze. He was ordered to work together with Yakov Bliohom and the director of the film "Battleship Potemkin" distributed by Goskino (Soviet State Committee for Cinematography).
Featured Crew
| Yakov Bliokh | Director |
| Dziga Vertov | Director |
| Aleksandr Adzhibegishvili | Camera Operator |
| Mikhail Oshurkov | Camera Operator |
| Ivan Belyakov | Camera Operator |
| Viktor Dobronitsky | Camera Operator |
| Klavdiya Kulagina | Assistant Director |
| Elizaveta Svilova | Assistant Director |
| Vasilii Lebedev-Kumach | Songs |
| Ivan Renkov | Sound |
