In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
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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).
Status: Released
Released Date: 1937-12-25
Runtime: 55 mins
Director: Yakov Bliokh, Dziga Vertov
Spoken language: Pусский
Genres: Documentary
Original title: In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Production Companies: Central Studio of Documentary Films
Production Countries: Soviet Union
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