Seekers of Happiness

Overview

During the 1920s, many impoverished Jews searching for a better life made their way to Birobidzhan, the Soviet Jewish Autonomous Region on the Chinese border. This melodrama tells the story of a Jewish family's immigration to Birobidzhan and their experiences as settlers on a collective farm in the area.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 25, 1936

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Belgoskino

Cast

Aleksandr Melnikov,Georgiy Gorbunov,Venyamin Zuskin,Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina,Iona Biy-Brodskiy,Sergei Yarov,Nikolai Valyano,Emil Gal,Sarra Fabrikant,Aleksandr Karevand 3 more

Director

Vladimir Korsh

Writer

Grigoriy Kobetz,Solomon Mikhoels,Iogann Zeltser

Cinematography

Konstantin Pogodin,Boris Ryabov

Music

Isaak Dunayevsky

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0026119