Cast
Fyodor Nikitin Lyudmila Semyonova Yakov Gudkin
Credits
Written by: 
Fridrikh Ermler
Plot
A soldier who lost his memory in the First World War regains it in 1928 and finds a new country.
Sinekatalog’s take
Fridrikh Ermler's silent drama follows a soldier who loses his memory in the First World War and recovers it in 1928 Leningrad to find a transformed country. Inventive and energetic, it is a vivid, optimistic Soviet fable of rebirth.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (594 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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