The Magic Beam
Волшебный луч
Synopsis
“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.
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Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage)
Sergei Eisenstein
Self (archive footage)
Eduard Tisse
Self (archive footage)
Boris Babochkin
Self (archive footage)
Sergey Vasilev
Self (archive footage)
Georgi Vasilyev
Self (archive footage)
Ilya Trauberg
Self (archive footage)
Grigori Kozintsev
Self (archive footage)
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Self (archive footage)
Fridrikh Ermler
Self (archive footage)
Maxim Gorky
Self (archive footage)
Yuli Raizman
Self (archive footage)
Dmitri Shostakovich
Self (archive footage)
Isaak Dunayevsky
Self (archive footage)
Grigori Aleksandrov
Self (archive footage)
Dziga Vertov
Self (archive footage)
Elizaveta Svilova
Self (archive footage)
Ilya Kopalin
Self (archive footage)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Leonid Makhnach, Iosif Poselsky, Roman Karmen, Vasily Katanyan
- Screenplay & Story
- Roman Karmen, Aleksandr Novogrudsky
- Original Title
- Волшебный луч
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Production Studios
- Central Studio of Documentary Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Leonid Makhnach, Iosif Poselsky, Roman Karmen, Vasily Katanyan
Roman Karmen, Aleksandr Novogrudsky
Vladimir Tsitron
Department Leadership Roster
Leonid Makhnach
Director
Roman Karmen
Writer
Aleksandr Novogrudsky
Writer
Iosif Poselsky
Director
Roman Karmen
Director
Vasily Katanyan
Director
Vladimir Tsitron
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Magic Beam
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Magic Beam about?
“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.
Who directed The Magic Beam?
The Magic Beam was directed by Leonid Makhnach, Iosif Poselsky, Roman Karmen, Vasily Katanyan.
Who stars in The Magic Beam?
The principal cast of The Magic Beam includes Vladimir Lenin, Sergei Eisenstein, Eduard Tisse, Boris Babochkin, Sergey Vasilev.
When was The Magic Beam released and how long is it?
The Magic Beam was released in 1963 with a total runtime of 1h 20m.