War

Simple People

A 1945 Soviet war film which, along with the second part of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible was harshly criticized by Andrei Zhdanov and banned. A version of the film, released in 1956 during the Khrushchev Thaw, was disowned by director Grigori Kozintsev because the reediting was done without his participation.

Release Date

December 31, 1945

Status

Released

Original Title

Простые люди

Runtime

1h 14min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Russian

Production Companies

Lenfilm