The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

Synopsis

Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.

Main Cast

Gísli Fannar Gylfason

Self - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Erlendur Sveinsson

Self - Former NFAI Director

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Peter Bagrov

Self - Former Gosfilmotond Curator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Mikhail Zharov

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Age : 82 | Popularity : 3%

Czar Nicholas II of Russia

Self (archive footage)

Age : 50 | Popularity : 3%

Vladimir Lenin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Age : 53 | Popularity : 3%

Joseph Stalin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Age : 74 | Popularity : 8%

Leon Trotsky

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	In Memory Of	Jóhann Jóhannsson
Directing	Director	Bill Morrison
Editing	Editor	Bill Morrison
	Colorist	Keith Jenson
	Editorial Consultant	Sam Green Maria Vinogradova
Production	Producer	Bill Morrison Madeleine Molyneaux Maria Vinogradova
Sound	Sound Designer	Bill Morrison John Somers
	Original Music Composer	David Lang
	Musician	Shara Nova Frode Andersen
	Music Editor	Nick Lloyd
	Sound Mixer	Torin Geller
Writing	Writer	Bill Morrison
Camera	Additional Photography	Bill Morrison
	Camera Operator	Tómas Marshall Frikki Frikk Maxim Orlov Roman Levitskiy
Department	Role	Name

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