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Front-line Cameraman (1946)

Original title: Фронтовой кинооператор

1946-12-31 · 20m · RU
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A tribute to Soviet cameraman Vladimir Sushchinsky, killed in the liberation of Breslau in 1945, featuring his funeral and final footage by fallen colleagues. The film honors the 252 front-line cameramen of the Central Documentary Film Studio, one in five of whom died while recording the war, leaving behind millions of meters of film and hundreds of newsreels as a lasting record of the conflict.

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Maria SlavinskayaDirectorZinaida GinzburgWriter

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Leonid KhmaraLeonid KhmaraNarrator (voice)Vladimir SushchinskiyVladimir SushchinskiySelf (archive footage)

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Genre affinityWar · DocumentaryPacingShortEmotional intensityWarDirector preference3366385Actor preference1087452 · 3382434Country preferenceSu

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What is Front-line Cameraman about?

A tribute to Soviet cameraman Vladimir Sushchinsky, killed in the liberation of Breslau in 1945, featuring his funeral and final footage by fallen colleagues. The film honors the 252 front-line cameramen of the Central Documentary Film Studio, one in five of whom died while recording the war, leaving behind millions of meters of film and hundreds of newsreels as a lasting record of the conflict.

How long is Front-line Cameraman?

Front-line Cameraman has a runtime of 20 minutes.