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Storm Over Asia (1928)

Storm Over Asia (1928)

Drama History War

Pudovokin's Remarkable Film Of The East In Revolt

Release Date: 1928, November 10
Directors: Vsevolod Pudovkin
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Mezhrabpomfilm
Cast: Valéry Inkijinoff, Anel Sudakevich, Vladimir Tsoppi, Fyodor Ivanov, Aleksandr Chistyakov, Karl Gurnyak, Aleksandr Baturin, L. Belinskaïa, A. Dedintsev

Overview:

In 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from the trading post, he escapes to the hills after brawling with the trader who cheated him. In 1920 he becomes a Soviet partisan, and helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying British army. However he is captured by the British when they try to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with a reincarnated Grand Lama. After the trapper is shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a puppet regime. The trapper is thus thrust into prominence as he is placed in charge of the puppet government. By the end, however, the "puppet" turns against his masters in an outburst of fury.

Keywords:

fur trapping silent film partisan mongol