MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1929 DVD Release: 02/11/2003 Format:DVD - Black and White Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 13 mins Studio:Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 3 Genres:Drama, Political Drama, Propaganda Film
DVD Synopsis
The Arsenal features Semyon Svashenko as Tyrnish, a humble Ukranian soldier. Through Tyrnish's experiences we are permitted to witness the incredible social upheavals of the World War I years which led to the Russian revolution. The film's setpiece is the 1918 Kiev worker's rebellion. The White Russian troops are clearly the villains of the piece--faceless automatons who blindly follow orders while flesh-and-blood types like Tyrnsh suffer hope, fear and anguish. Arsenal was the first of Alexandre Dovzhenko's Ukraine trilogy, followed by Earth (1930) and Ivan (1932). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide