Searching for the Lost Pochta
В поисках утраченной «Почты»
Synopsis
Travelogue of two film historians Nikolay Izvolov and Sergey Kapterev who visit world film archives around the globe in search of a lost sound version of one famous Soviet cartoon. It's "The Post" made by Mikhail Tsekhanovsky in 1929 and based on a poem by Samuil Marshak. At first "The Post" has been released in a silent form and later Tsekhanovsky remade it with experimental music and narration by Daniil Kharms. At that moment it was the first Soviet sound cartoon and it was a success all over the world. Russian film studies consider "The Post" to be of great importance and artistic value but unfortunately it's still lost. Only the silent version and the 1964 remake are still known and available.
Top Cast
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Nikolai Izvolov
Self - Russian film historian
Sergey Kapterev
Self - Russian film historian
Alexander Taranzhin
Narrator
Georgiy Borodin
David Robinson
Natalya Nusinova
Pyotr Bagrov
Kevin Brownlow
Patrick Loughney
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Paula Félix-Didier
Yuriy Tsivyan
Aleksandr Pozdnyakov
Marina Sholpo
Vladimir Opela
Michal Bregant
Natalya Kalantarova
Naum Kleiman
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Dmitry Zolotov
- Screenplay & Story
- Sergey Kapterev, Nikolai Izvolov
- Original Title
- В поисках утраченной «Почты»
- Country of Origin
- Russia
- Spoken Languages
- Czech, English, Italian, Russian, Serbian
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Production Studios
- Master-Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Dmitry Zolotov
Sergey Kapterev, Nikolai Izvolov
Valery Ryabin
Dmitry Zolotov
Aleksandr Gerasimov
Department Leadership Roster
Dmitry Zolotov
Editor
Aleksandr Gerasimov
Producer
Sergey Kapterev
Writer
Valery Ryabin
Director of Photography
Nikolai Izvolov
Writer
Dmitry Zolotov
Director
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What is Searching for the Lost Pochta about?
Travelogue of two film historians Nikolay Izvolov and Sergey Kapterev who visit world film archives around the globe in search of a lost sound version of one famous Soviet cartoon. It's "The Post" made by Mikhail Tsekhanovsky in 1929 and based on a poem by Samuil Marshak. At first "The Post" has been released in a silent form and later Tsekhanovsky remade it with experimental music and narration by Daniil Kharms. At that moment it was the first Soviet sound cartoon and it was a success all over the world. Russian film studies consider "The Post" to be of great importance and artistic value but unfortunately it's still lost. Only the silent version and the 1964 remake are still known and available.
Who directed Searching for the Lost Pochta?
Searching for the Lost Pochta was directed by Dmitry Zolotov.
Who stars in Searching for the Lost Pochta?
The principal cast of Searching for the Lost Pochta includes Nikolai Izvolov, Sergey Kapterev, Alexander Taranzhin, Georgiy Borodin, David Robinson.
When was Searching for the Lost Pochta released and how long is it?
Searching for the Lost Pochta was released in 2014 with a total runtime of 1h 44m.