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Member of the Government (Russian: Член правительства, romanized: Chlen pravitelstva) is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi.
Member of the Government (1940) 03/08/1940 (SU) Drama 1h 46m. User. Score. Overview.
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The blacklist lasted until 1960, when Dalton Trumbo, a Communist Party member from 1943 to 1948 and member of the Hollywood Ten, was credited as the screenwriter of the film Exodus (1960), and publicly acknowledged by actor Kirk Douglas for writing the screenplay for Spartacus (also 1960).
Recent reviews. In the 1930s, during Collectivization, we follow Alexandra Sokolova, who having joined a kolkhoz, is promoted by the Party to the management of the farm: she becomes chairman of the kolkhoz, courageously coping with the difficulties of collectivization, the distrust of some fellow villagers, and family conflict.
- Aleksandr Zarkhi, Iosif Kheifits
- Lenfilm
Member of the Government (Russian: Член правительства) is a 1939 Soviet drama movie directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi. It stars Vera Maretskaya, Vasili Vanin, and Nikolay Kryuchkov. Actors. Vera Maretskaya as Aleksandra Grigoryevna Sokolova; Vasili Vanin as Yefim Yefimovich Sokolov
Aleksandr Gintsburg Cinematography. Nikolai Timofeyev Music. Critics reviews. Story of a Russian peasant woman who becomes a Soviet Government member.
