The General Line (1929)

6.4/10 125 min Drama

Overview

Also known as The Old and the New, The General Line illustrates Lenin’s stated imperative that the nation move from agrarian to industrial culture in an epic ode to farm-collectivization progress.

Cast

Ivan Yudin

Komsomolets

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