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Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole

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Comrade Chkalov Crosses the North Pole (Russian: Переход товарища Чкалова через Северный полюс, romanized: Perekhod tovarishcha Chkalova cherez severnyy polyus) is a 1990 Soviet short comedy film directed by Maksim Pezhemsky. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Perekhod tovarishcha Chkalova cherez severnyy polyus
Directed byMaksim Pezhemsky
Written byMaksim Pezhemsky
StarringVladimir Baranov
Distributed byLenfilm
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
23 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Plot

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Aviators Chkalov, Baidukov, and navigator Belyakov undertake a journey across the North Pole on foot, in a surreal retelling of the historic 1937 flight. Upon reaching the Pole, Chkalov plants the Soviet flag on the Earth's axis, causing the planet to reverse its rotation. The crew then traverses the Arctic and, in the film's conclusion, bonds with Black Canadian street sweepers. Together, they watch black fireworks against the bright sky and listen to a speech by Valery Chkalov from the 1941 film Valery Chkalov.

Cast

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  • Vladimir Baranov
  • Viktor Bychkov
  • Semyon Furman
  • Aleksandr Zavyalov
  • Abdullah Khalilulin

References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Perekhod tovarishcha Chkalova cherez severnyy polyus". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
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