Storm Over Asia
Seen it?1928 | 131 min | Drama, War, History
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for history buffs and war-film fans. Leaves you with something to think about. Sits nicely alongside War for the Planet of the Apes or The Killing Fields.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1928: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Lowly Mongolian trapper Bair, shunned by his fellow trappers for fighting with a trader, flees his trading post and joins the Soviet partisans trying to oust the occupying British forces. After Bair is captured and shot by the British, they find an amulet on him suggesting he is a descendant of Genghis Khan. The soldiers nurse Bair back to health and use him to establish a puppet government, unaware that their plan will backfire when the puppet breaks his strings.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes
- 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; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin
- Valéry InkijinoffBair
- A. DedintsevThe British Commandant
- Aleksandr ChistyakovThe Russian Rebel Leader
- Anel SudakevichCommandant's blonde daughter
- Boris BarnetEnglish soldier, pipe smoker
- Karl GurnyakEnglish soldier
- Vladimir TsoppiHenry Hughes
- L. BelinskaïaThe Commandant's Wife
- Fyodor IvanovThe Lama
- Aleksandr BaturinEnglishman