The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
In an unnamed English-speaking capitalist land, a young engineer invents inexhaustible giant robots to replace the fragile human workers on high-volume assembly-lines, and soon finds his invention co-opted by the military-industrial complex.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Aleksandr AndriyevskyDirector
- Sergei VasilenkoOriginal Music Composer
- Georgiy GrebnerScreenplay
Cast
- Sergei VecheslovJim Ripl
- Vladimir GardinJack Ripl, his brother
- Maria VolginaClaire Ripl, his sister
- Anna ChekulaevaMary Ripl, Jack's wife
- Vasiliy OrlovCharlie, worker
- Sergei MartinsonDizer, artist in the music hall
- Serhii MininTom, worker
- Pavel PoltoratskiyPercy Grimm, minister
- Vergiliy ReninHamilton Grimm
- Nikolay AblovRotterden, banker
- Alexandra KhokhlovaYoung lady with dolls
- Daniil Vvedenskiy(uncredited)
Stills
Themes
based on novel or book