An American circus performer finds herself the victim of racism after it is revealed that she's the mother of a mixed-race child. In the midst of the public scandal, she finds happiness, love, and refuge in the USSR.
Directed by Grigori Aleksandrov
musical
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Cast
Lyubov Orlova
Marion Dixon
Vladimir Volodin
Ludvig
Sergey Stolyarov
Ivan Petrovich Martinov
Pavel Massalsky
Franz von Kneishitz
Lev Sverdlin
Cameo
Solomon Mikhoels
Cameo
Yevgeniya Melnikova
Rayechka
Fyodor Kurikhin
Captain Borneo
Sergei Antimonov
Shprekhshtalmejster (uncredited)
Pavel Geraga
Cameo
Vladimir Kandelaki
Cameo
Niki Otto
Chaplin
Crew
Grigori Aleksandrov
Director
Ilya Ilf
Screenplay
Grigori Aleksandrov
Writer
Yevgeni Petrov
Screenplay
Valentin Kataev
Screenplay
Isaak Dunayevsky
Original Music Composer
Vladimir Nilsen
Director of Photography
Vasilii Lebedev-Kumach
Lyricist
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
Audrey Harrington
6.2★ · 09/24/24
Love how the Soviets were convinced they solved racism and also it’s a musical??
Love how the Soviets were convinced they solved racism and also it’s a musical??
daniela
8.0★ · 02/27/24
the soviet communist version of real women vote for trump
the soviet communist version of real women vote for trump
jo
10.0★ · 10/21/21
really enjoyed this, laughed a lot too (which I rarely do, so that's saying something)
really enjoyed this, laughed a lot too (which I rarely do, so that's saying something)
