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Two-Buldi-Two

192964 minSoviet Union
Drama

Synopsis

A circus clown dreams of performing a joint act with his son, whose commitment to the revolutionary cause draws him into the Russian Civil War. When White forces capture the town, the younger performer faces execution. The father's appeal for mercy and the son's acrobatic resourcefulness bring the conflict into the circus ring itself.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Russian.
This copy runs
64:04
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Russian. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · «Межрабпомфильм» · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsNina Agadzhanova-ShutkoLev Kuleshov

Historical context

The circus provides both a community mobilized by war and a set of physical skills that can be used beyond entertainment. The planned family act becomes inseparable from the political danger threatening its performers.

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