soviet union,odessa, ukraine,montage,silent film,cameraman,moscow, russia,1920s,kyiv (kiev), ukraine,city symphony,soviet realism,semi-fiction,docufiction,kharkiv (kharkov), ukraine,critical

Man with a Movie Camera (1929)

Poster for Man with a Movie Camera

The Greatest Documentary Ever Made

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.

Cast & Crew

Director
Dziga Vertov
  • Profile picture of Mikhail Kaufman
    The Cameraman Mikhail Kaufman
  • Profile picture of Elizaveta Svilova
    Woman Editing Film (uncredited) Elizaveta Svilova

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Keywords

  • soviet union
  • odessa, ukraine
  • montage
  • silent film
  • cameraman
  • moscow, russia
  • 1920s
  • kyiv (kiev), ukraine
  • city symphony
  • soviet realism
  • semi-fiction
  • docufiction
  • kharkiv (kharkov), ukraine
  • critical