The End of the World

movie

movie poster for The End of the World

Released June 24, 1963

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Overview

A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person pseudo-documentary "found footage" technique framing the movie as the creation of the protagonist, who is returns to his home village from the city to discover that a local drunk has formed a doomsday cult.

Runtime

1h 25m


Origin Country

Russia


Original Language

Russian


Original Title

Конец света


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Soviet Union

Spoken Languages

  • Pусский (Russian)

Production Companies

  • logo for Gorky Film Studios

    Gorky Film Studios

    Russia

Crew

Posters

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