My Iz Kronshtadta (1936) Reviews

The international reputation of Russian director Efim Dzigan rests solely on his fourth feature film, We Are From Kronstadt. Set in 1919, the story concerns the post-revolutionary warfare between the Red forces and the White Russian army. The heroes are a group of courageous sailors who stand up to the invading Whites, who are depicted as atrocity-happy brutes. Despite death, deprivation and torture, the Reds emerge triumphant, largely thanks to the Herculean efforts of patriotic sailor Artem Balashov (G. Bushuev). We Are From Kronstadt was a Grand Prize winner at the 1937 Paris World's Fair. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi