The Russian Question
5.9
It is the story of an American journalist who spends time in Russia and sees socialism in action. Upon his return to the U.S., a prestigious editor asks him to write a book about his experience. He receives a handsome advance for the project and he and his fiancée are able to buy a house, a car, and other symbols of the American dream. But the editor’s generosity comes with a caveat: the book must present a negative picture of Soviet society. Will he simply keep the money and do what is expected of him, or will he instead tell the truth?
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Cast
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Vsevolod Aksyonov
Smith
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Yelena Kuzmina
Jessie
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Mikhail Astangov
MacPherson
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Mikhail Nazvanov
Gould
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Hamlet
Boris Tenin
Murphy
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Mariya Barabanova
Meg
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The New Moscow
Konstantin Alekseev
бармен
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Fate of a Man
Sergei Antimonov
Kessler
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Viktor Dragunsky
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Aleksandr Kelberer
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Mikhail Romm Director · Konstantin Simonov Author Aram Khachaturyan Composer
First release March 8, 1948 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Русский вопрос
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Русский вопрос
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · March 8, 1948
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
XC
September 24, 1948 · Theatrical
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