Earth

(1930)Directed by Oleksandr Dovzhenko79 minDrama

The film tells about the creation of the first collective farm communes and class enmity. Vasyl, a member of the Komsomol, with the help of a local party organization, gets a tractor and plows private boundaries "on kulak fields." However, this enthusiasm will cost him dearly.

Yuliya Solntsevaas Opanas's Daughter
Elena Maksimovaas Natalia, Vasyl's bride
Mykola Nademskyias Grandfather Semyon
Ivan Frankoas Kulak Bilokin
Petro Masokhaas Khoma Bilokin
Vladimir Mikhaylovas Priest
Pavlo Petrykas Communist Party Cell Leader
Pavel Umanetsas Village Council Chairman
Ye. Bondinaas Peasant Girl
Luka Liashenkoas Young Kulak
Vasyl Krasenkoas Petro (uncredited)
Maria Matsyutsiaas Peasant Girl with Sunflowers (uncredited)
Sergey Borisovas (uncredited)
Nikolay Umanetsas (uncredited)
Varvara Borozna-Voznyukas (uncredited)