Cast
Vladimir Lenin
as Self (archive footage)
Sergei Eisenstein
as Self (archive footage)
Eduard Tisse
as Self (archive footage)
Boris Babochkin
as Self (archive footage)
Sergey Vasilev
as Self (archive footage)
Georgi Vasilyev
as Self (archive footage)
Ilya Trauberg
as Self (archive footage)
Grigori Kozintsev
as Self (archive footage)
Vsevolod Pudovkin
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1963
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
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DirectorLeonid Makhnach, Iosif Poselsky, Roman Karmen, Vasily Katanyan
WritersRoman Karmen, Aleksandr Novogrudsky
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Magic Beam
About The Magic Beam
“The Magic Beam” is a film essay woven together from newsreels and documentary material from different decades, fragments of hundreds of non-fiction and fiction Soviet films of the 1910s-1960s.
Directed by Leonid Makhnach, Iosif Poselsky, Roman Karmen, Vasily Katanyan, The Magic Beam leans on a strong ensemble — Vladimir Lenin, Sergei Eisenstein, Eduard Tisse — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1963.
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