The Paris Commune
About The Paris Commune
After France loses the Franco-Prussian War, the film turns to the Paris Commune of 1871 and to Jarosław Dąbrowski, the Polish revolutionary who commanded the Commune's army.
Cast & crew
More about The Paris Commune
Grigori Roshal directed and wrote it. The Russian title is Зори Парижа (Dawn of Paris). English Wikipedia files the film under Dawn of Paris.
Themes
Background
The story is set in the Commune that followed France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.
Look
Leonid Kosmatov photographed the historical drama.
Music
Dmitry Kabalevsky and Nikolay Kryukov are both credited with music.
Preservation
A Commons transfer under the Russian title is online.
Notes
- Andrei Abrikosov, Nikolai Plotnikov, Antonina Maksimova, and Viktor Stanitsyn are billed.
- The catalog also lists Yelena Maksimova, Vladimir Belokurov, Vera Maretskaya, and Naum Rogozhin.
