Great is my Country
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Vast is my Native Land also known as Great is my Country, ' onMouseout='HidePop("16992")' href="/topics/Russians">Russian
composer Isaac Dunaevsky) was the first film shot in the Soviet wide-screen film format known as Kinopanorama
. The film was directed by Roman Karmen
, known for various documentary film
s produced in the Soviet Union
.
The Sovcolor film, which is 90-minutes in length, was premièred on 28 February 1958 at the Mir Kino Theatre
in Moscow
. The film was screened throughout the USSR. An edited version of the film was screened In June and July, 1958, at the Mayfair Theatre in New York City
in conjunction with Soviet Trade Exhibition at the New York Coliseum.
The film was released in France on 12 May 1961 as Pokoriteli morya.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
composer Isaac Dunaevsky) was the first film shot in the Soviet wide-screen film format known as Kinopanorama
Kinopanorama
Kinopanorama is a three-lens, three-film widescreen film format. Although Kinopanorama was initially known as Panorama in the Soviet Union the name was later revised to include its current name prior to the premier screenings in Moscow in 1958. In some countries, including Cuba, Greece, Norway and...
. The film was directed by Roman Karmen
Roman Karmen
Roman Lazarevich Karmen was a Soviet war camera-man and film director and one of the most influential figures in documentary film making; insofar as his propaganda is concerned he could be considered USSR's answer to Leni Riefenstahl, though the comparison is by no means absolute.-Communist...
, known for various documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
s produced in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
The Sovcolor film, which is 90-minutes in length, was premièred on 28 February 1958 at the Mir Kino Theatre
Mir Kino Theatre
The Mir Kino Theatre is located in Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1958 for the screening of films shot in the Soviet three-film Kinopanorama wide screen format. Vast is my Native Land, also known as Great is my Country, the first Kinopanorama film, premiered there on February 28, 1958...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. The film was screened throughout the USSR. An edited version of the film was screened In June and July, 1958, at the Mayfair Theatre in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in conjunction with Soviet Trade Exhibition at the New York Coliseum.
The film was released in France on 12 May 1961 as Pokoriteli morya.