Beginning of an Unknown Era (Начало неведомого века) 56 years old

Beginning of an Unknown Era

Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' captures its haunting grotesquery.

Credits

Beginning of an Unknown Era Cast

Name Character
Nikolai Gubenko He was 26, now 83 years old
Leonid Kulagin He was 27, now 84 years old
Sergei Volf He was 32, 70 years old when he died
Sergei Gorbatyuk
Igor Klass He was 28, now 85 years old as Ангел
Yevgeni Goryunov
Alla Popova

Beginning of an Unknown Era Crew

Name Department
Mikhail Suslov as Screenplay. He was 65 (79) years old when He died Writing
Pavel Lebeshev as Director of Photography. He was 27 (63) years old when He died Camera
Andrey Smirnov as Director. He was 26 (78) years old when He died Directing
Larisa Shepitko as Director. She was 29 (41) years old when She died Directing
Larisa Shepitko as Screenplay. She was 29 (41) years old when She died Writing
Alfred Schnittke as Music. He was 33 (63) years old when He died Sound
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Beginning of an Unknown Era (56 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, December 31, 1967
  • Runtime: 73 minutes