Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole (Переход товарища Чкалова через Северный полюс) 34 years old

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.

Credits

Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole Cast

Name Character
Semyon Furman He was 69, 57 years old when he died
Viktor Bychkov He was 35, now 70 years old
Vladimir Baranov He was 33, now 68 years old
Aleksandr Zavyalov He was 35, now 70 years old as Chkalov

Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole Crew

Name Department
Maksim Pezhemskiy as Director. He was 26 (now 61) years old Directing
Maksim Pezhemskiy as Writer. He was 26 (now 61) years old Writing
Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole poster
Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole (34 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, March 25, 1990
  • Runtime: 24 minutes