Comrade Abram

Overview

One of a series of short Bolshevik films, Comrade Abram focuses on Abram Hersh, a young Jewish pogrom survivor who became a factory worker and organizer in Moscow and eventually rose to leadership in the Red Army. This short film emphasizes Hersh's suffering and heroism as both worker and Jew, and promotes solidarity over anti-semitism.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 23, 1919

Original language

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

VFKO,Yermoliev

Cast

Polikarp Pavlov,Pyotr Baksheyev,Dimitri Buchowetzki,Vera Orlova

Director

Aleksandr Razumnyj

Writer

Feofan Shipulinsky

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0228959