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Wings of a Serf (1926) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1926 · 73 mins
- Directed by
- Yuri Tarich
- Starring
- Lev Ivanov, Leonid Leonidov, Safiyat Askarova, Vladimir Korsh, Nikolai Prozorovsky, Ivan Klyukvin
SovKino’s early Soviet historical film set in Ivan the Terrible’s oprichnina blends Gothic drama with materialist commentary on scientific progress versus religious tyranny. Serf inventor Nikishka builds a flying machine, sparking witchcraft accusations. He and lover Fima are oppressed by lord Kurlyatev, rescued when the Tsar seizes the lands, and Nikishka is sent to the Tsar’s linen mill, where Tsarina Maria Temryukovna covets him. Intrigue unfolds in palace, cathedral and dungeon.
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