
Wind of Freedom
Seen it?1961 | 82 min | Comedy, Romance
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Corpse Bride, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 22 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
The port town of one of the small southern countries. After the Nazi occupiers left, the port's berths were empty, the steamers did not smoke, cargo cranes stood. Fearing retaliation for collaborating with enemies, port owner Georg Stan fled the city. After waiting a while and securing the support of local authorities, Stan nonetheless returns - and loading operations begin in the port. While loading oranges, the sailor Yango and the beautiful Stella are preparing for the wedding. Suddenly, Stan makes a proposal to the girl and tricks her into agreeing. Upon learning of the deception, the girl runs away to Yango. Having discovered weapons intended to support fascism in the drawer of the hold, the heroes do everything possible to make the boxes fall to the bottom of the sea.
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 powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 389 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Leonid Trauberg
- Lionella PyryevaStella
- Nadezhda RumyantsevaPepita
- Aleksandr LazarevYango
- Nikolai GritsenkoStan
- Mark PertsovskiyFoma
- Yuri MedvedevPhilipp
- Ernst ZorinMikul
- Vera YenyutinaKlimentina
- Larisa PashkovaRegina
- Mikhail YanshinMayor