The Commissar (Aleksandr Askoldov) UK DVD

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UK DVD (Käy Suomessa)

After making the film, Aleksandr Askoldov lost his job, was expelled from the Communist Party, charged with social parasitism, exiled from Moscow, and banned from working on feature films for life. He was told that the single copy of the film had been destroyed. Mordyukova and Bykov, major Soviet movie stars, had to plead with the authorities to spare him of even bigger charges. The film was shelved by the KGB for twenty years. 

The Commissar

directed by Aleksandr Askoldov
Soviet Union 1967

Artificial Eye
Region 2 - PAL

Runtime1:43:52

Video

2.35:1 Aspect Ratio 

16X9 enhanced 
 

Russian (Dolby Digital 1.0 and 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)

English, None

Edition Details:
• Director & principal actress interviews
• Archive cast interviews 
• Archive documents & letters
• Director biography
• Press coverage and publicity materials extracts
• International film awards
• Image gallery