Cinerama's Russian adventure / Harold J. Dennis and J. Jay Frankel present ; a J. Jay Frankel production ; written by Homer McCoy ; produced by Harold J. Dennis.
Edition:
Deluxe combo Blu-ray/DVD edition.
Publisher:
Flicker AlleyLLC,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
1 Blu-ray disc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD videodisc (127 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 booklet (31 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 17 cm)
Prologue and narration by Bing Crosby. Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. Simulated Smilebox curved screen.
Summary:
Photographed over an eight-year period by Russia's top filmmakers, Cinerama's Russian Adventure brings together some of the most exquisite, jaw-dropping, and beautiful sequences from over six Soviet Kinopanorama productions (the Russian equivalent of three-panel Cinerama). The film's locations stretch from one end of Russia to the other, from the snow-covered countryside to the majestic subways of Moscow, from the deck of a whaling ship to the front seats of the Bolshoi Theater. Bing Crosby narrates the journey, offering both a grand and intimate view of a country and culture so often cited and yet so seldom seen. In classic Cinerama style, your first glimpse of Russia is from behind the reigns of a troika, a traditional three-horse sled, speeding through the snow. Next, you'll land in Moscow for spectacular shots of the Kremlin, the Volga River, the bustling street life, and a spring carnival complete with singing, dancing, and clowns on stilts. From there, you'll marvel at the dazzling Moscow Circus, take a raft ride down the Tisza River, join in a wild antelope roundup on the Barsa-Kelmes, and witness a show-stopping performance of the famous Moiseyev Dancers. The most visceral sequences, though, take place not on land, but on water: the spare-no-details whale hunt aboard a factory ship in the Antarctic and the alien voyage of an octopus as it glides beneath the sea.
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