Movie

The Great Road

Великий путь

The Great Road (1927) is a Soviet silent documentary directed by Esfir Shub. Serving as the second part of her trilogy on Russian history—between The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (1927) and Lev Tolstoy and the Russia of Nicolai II (1928)—the film chronicles the revolutionary path of the Soviet Union, assembling archival footage to depict the struggle, transformation, and aspirations of the early Soviet state.

Director

Esfir Shub

Screenplay

Esfir Shub

Status

Released

Release date

06/11/1927

Original language

Russian