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Simple People

Name: Simple People
Genre: War
Released: 1945-12-31
Cast: Olga Lebzak, Boris Zhukovsky, F. Babadzhanov, Ekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya, Iraida Kudryavtseva

1945 | 74 min | War

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: If you count yourself among anyone interested in what war does to ordinary people, this one's for you.
The mood: Intense.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 14 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off: It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1945: an older pace and style.

A 1945 Soviet war film which, along with the second part of Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible was harshly criticized by Andrei Zhdanov and banned. A version of the film, released in 1956 during the Khrushchev Thaw, was disowned by director Grigori Kozintsev because the reediting was done without his participation.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Leonid Trauberg, Grigori Kozintsev

Olga LebzakEryomina
Boris ZhukovskyMakeyev
F. BabadzhanovAkbashev
Ekaterina Korchagina-AleksandrovskayaGranny
Iraida KudryavtsevaVarvara Shapkina
Larisa YemelyantsevaSasha Slepnyova
Vladimir KolchinIvanov
Tatyana PelttserPlaksina
Anatoliy ChiryevRomka
Aleksandr LarikovKizlyakov