The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
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The discovery of a waterlogged Soviet film canister in an Icelandic fishing net leads on a journey through the life and career of beloved Russian cinema icon Mikhail Zharov.
Why watch: Soviet film reels, hauled up from the ocean floor off Iceland.
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Cast
Gísli Fannar Gylfason as Self - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member
Erlendur Sveinsson as Self - Former NFAI Director
Pyotr Bagrov as Self - Former Gosfilmotond Curator
Mikhail Zharov as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia as Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Leon Trotsky as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Crew
Bill Morrison — Director
Bill Morrison — Writer
Maria Vinogradova — Producer
Madeleine Molyneaux — Producer
Bill Morrison — Producer
Bill Morrison — Editor
David Lang — Original Music Composer
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