Front-line Cameraman

Overview

A tribute to Soviet cameraman Vladimir Sushchinsky, killed in the liberation of Breslau in 1945, featuring his funeral and final footage by fallen colleagues. The film honors the 252 front-line cameramen of the Central Documentary Film Studio, one in five of whom died while recording the war, leaving behind millions of meters of film and hundreds of newsreels as a lasting record of the conflict.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1946

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Russian Central Studio of Documentary Films,Central Studio of Documentary Films

Cast

Vladimir Sushchinskiy,Leonid Khmara

Director

Maria Slavinskaya

Writer

Zinaida Ginzburg

Cinematography

Vladimir Sushchinskiy

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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