The Man with the Movie Camera Movie Review 1929

A plotless, experimental view of Moscow through the creative eye of the cameraman Dziga Vertov, founder of the Kino Eye. The editing methods and camera techniques used in this silent film were very influential and still stand up to scrutiny today.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 69 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary, Silent Films, Russia/USSR

Screenplay

Dziga Vertov

Cinematography

Mikhail Kaufman

Director

Dziga Vertov

Music

Pierre Henry

Producer

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