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Nikolai Bogolyubov
Shakhov - the great citizen
Ivan Bersenev
Kartashov - the conspirator
Oleg Zhakov
Borovsky - the accomplice
Zoya Fyodorova
Nadya
Boris Poslavsky
Sizov
Aleksandr Zrazhevsky
Dubok
Boris Chirkov
Maksim, the investigator
Pyotr Kirillov
Briantsev - the assassin
Yefim Altus
Katz - Shakhov's helper
Yelena Yegorova
Evgeniy Pankov
Yevgeni Nemchenko
Dronov
Georgiy Semyonov
Kolesnikov
Valentin Kiselyov
Gladkikh
Aleksandr Polibin
Solovyev
Sergei Kurilov
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
Vershinin
Nadezhda Raiskaya-Dore
Shakhov's mother
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Fridrikh Ermler
- Screenplay & Story
- Mikhail Bleiman, Manuel Bolshintsov, Fridrikh Ermler
- Original Score
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Original Title
- Великий гражданин
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 4h 12m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Fridrikh Ermler
Mikhail Bleiman, Manuel Bolshintsov, Fridrikh Ermler
Dmitri Shostakovich
Arkadi Koltsaty
Yevgeniya Makhankova
Mikhail Levin
Department Leadership Roster
Fridrikh Ermler
Director
Mikhail Bleiman
Writer
Manuel Bolshintsov
Writer
Fridrikh Ermler
Writer
Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Music Composer
Arkadi Koltsaty
Director of Photography
Abram Veksler
Production Design
Semyon Meynkin
Production Design
Nikolai Suvorov
Production Design
Yevgeniya Makhankova
Editor
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Frequently Asked Questions About Great Citizen
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Great Citizen about?
A biography drama about Sergey Kirov, a prominent early Bolshevik leader in the Soviet Union.
Who directed Great Citizen?
Great Citizen was directed by Fridrikh Ermler.
Who stars in Great Citizen?
The principal cast of Great Citizen includes Nikolai Bogolyubov, Ivan Bersenev, Oleg Zhakov, Zoya Fyodorova, Boris Poslavsky.
When was Great Citizen released and how long is it?
Great Citizen was released in 1938 with a total runtime of 4h 12m.
Who composed the musical score for Great Citizen?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Great Citizen was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich.