Outskirts (1933) movie

Outskirts (Russian: Окраина, meaning Outskirts), also known in English as The Patriots or by the transliterated Russian title Okraina, is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Boris Barnet.

1914. In a small town in a remote part of the Russian Empire, shoemakers struggle to organise against factory owners. When war comes, they are united as soldiers of the Tsar on the Eastern Front. Anka, a local girl, forges a relationship with a German POW. The film criticises war profiteers and encourages workers to reach across national lines. In 1917 the Russian Revolution comes.

Outskirts (1933) movie

Genres: Drama
Production Co: Mezhrabpomfilm

Directed by Boris Barnet
Written by Boris Barnet, Konstantin Finn
Music by Sergei Vasilenko
Cinematography by Mikhail Kirillov, A. Spiridonov

Cast:
Sergey Komarov — Alexander P. Greshin
Elena Kuzmina — Anka Greshina
Robert Erdmann — Robert Karlovich, tenant
Alexander Chistyakov — Pyotr Kadkin
Nikolay Bogolyubov — Nikolai Kadkin
Nikolai Kryuchkov — Senka Kadkin
Mikhail Zharov — Kraevich
Hans Klering — Mueller, a German prisoner of war
Alexander Zhukov — policeman
Vladimir Ural — Cabby
Andrew Veit — a German prisoner
Mikhail Yanshin — soldier