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I. Inkizhinov, A. Tchistakov, A. Dedintsev, L. Belinskaya, L. Dediseff ... see more see more... , Anel Sudakevich , Vladimir Tsoppi , A. Sudkaveich , Karl Gurnyak , Boris Barnet , Alexander Chistyakov , V. Pro , F. Ivanov , Leonid Obolensky , A. Christiakov , Valéry Inkijinoff , Anna Sten , Vsevolod Pudovkin , Aleksandr Chistyakov , Viktor Tsoppi

Originally Potomak Chingis-khan (The Heir to Genghis Khan), Russian filmmaker Vsevolod Pudovkin's Storm Over Asia is set in Central Asia in 1920. Valeri Inkijinov plays a young Mongolian trapper ostra... read more read more...cized from his village after he is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European trader. Becoming a Soviet partisan, the trapper is thrust into prominence when it is learned that he is descended from Genghis Khan. The occupying English army (identified as the White Russian army in foreign prints of the film, downplaying the West's effort to secure a stronghold in Russia in the years following the revolution) puts the trapper in charge of a puppet Mongolian government. By film's end, however, the "puppet" has cut the strings in a spectacular fashion. "Spectacular" is indeed the appropriate word for this sweeping political drama, which though not a huge success with domestic audiences upon its first release, is now regarded as one of Pudovkin's finest efforts. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 10 min.

Directed by: Vsevolod Pudovkin

Release Date: February 11, 1929

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DVD Release Date: May 18, 1999

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  • shannylee38
    January 13, 2008
    shannylee38
    I absolutely loved this picture. The story, the cinematography, the editing and the list keeps on going, everything is well-made. (I wont get too much into it because it is a very complex film.)
  • HuskersNC949597
    October 18, 2011
    HuskersNC949597
    I watched this without reviewing, apparently, and now I don't remember anything about it. So it must be just OK. Will have to find and watch again some other time. . .
  • jam233
    February 16, 2010
    jam233
    This is one of the most visually stunning films of the silent era. It is a work of art. The acting is very well done, it is a powerful and moving story that is unforgettable and haunting. Way ahead of it's time, some of the camera techniques are amazing. Excellent production, mov... read moreing score.

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Mordaunt Hall
March 25, 2006
Mordaunt Hall, New York Times

Excellent photography and sterling work by the eminently suitable cast are the conspicuous assets of Vsevolod Pudovkin's silent cinematic contribution. Full Review

June 24, 2006
Time Out

Pudovkin's strict, building block editing, proficient as it is, tends to cramp the film's flow and suggestive space. Full Review

February 17, 2004
Film4

Elements of documentary, melodrama and full-on action are expertly interwoven, and the film's breadth and scope far exceed Pudovkin's partisan roots. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
June 30, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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