Poster for the movie The General Line

The General Line

1929 • 125 minutes
Drama

Also known as The Old and the New (Staroye i Novoye), The General Line illustrates Lenin’s stated imperative that the nation move from agrarian to industrial culture in an epic ode to farm-collectivization progress.

Picture of Marfa Lapkina

Marfa Lapkina

Marfa

Picture of M. Ivanin

M. Ivanin

Marfa's son

Picture of Konstantin Vasilyev

Konstantin Vasilyev

Tractor Driver

Picture of Vasili Buzenkov

Vasili Buzenkov

Secretary of the milk cooperative

Picture of Nejnikov

Nejnikov

Miroshkin - Schoolmaster

Picture of Chukamaryev

Chukamaryev

The butcher

Picture of Ivan Yudin

Ivan Yudin

Komsomolets

Picture of E. Suhareva

E. Suhareva

Witch

Picture of G. Matvei

G. Matvei

Priest

Picture of Lev Ivanov

Lev Ivanov

Student (uncredited)