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The Commissar poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.0 / 100
1967·Drama / War·1h 50m

THE COMMISSAR

Klavdia Vavilova, a Red Army cavalry commissar, is waylaid by an unexpected pregnancy. She stays with a Jewish family to give birth and is softened somewhat by the experience of family life.

Above the Line
Aleksandr Askoldov·DirectorAleksandr Askoldov·WriterVasiliy Grossman·Short StoryValeriy Ginzburg·Director of PhotographyAlfred Schnittke·Original Music ComposerNatalya Loginova·Editor
Cast
Nonna Mordyukova·Klavdia VavilovaRolan Bykov·Yefim MahazannikRayisa Nedashkivska·Maria MahazannikVasiliy Shukshin·The CommandantLyudmila Volynskaya·The GrandmotherSergey NikonenkoOtar KoberidzeLeonid Reutov
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 6
Aleksandr Askoldov·DirectorVasili Levin·Assistant DirectorL. Prilutskaya·Assistant DirectorVladimir Grigoryev·Assistant DirectorT. Eremina·First Assistant DirectorB. Totsenko·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Aleksandr Askoldov·WriterVasiliy Grossman·Short Story
Camera· 5
Valeriy Ginzburg·Director of PhotographyE. Senkov·Camera OperatorAleksandr Machilskiy·Camera OperatorIlya Minkovetski·Camera OperatorA. Zenyan·Camera Operator
Editing· 5
Natalya Loginova·EditorValentina Isayeva·EditorSvetlana Lyashinskaya·EditorTatyana Malyavina·Assistant EditorYe. Kvasha·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Alfred Schnittke·Original Music ComposerV. Shariy·Sound DirectorYevgeniy Bazanov·Sound DirectorLiya Benevolskaya·Sound DirectorEmin Khachaturyan·Conductor
Art & Design· 5
Yakov Rivosh·Costume DesignSergey Serebrenikov·Production DesignN. Gorchakova·Makeup & HairA. Ivaschenko·Set DecorationG. Ivaschenko·Set Decoration
Production· 2
Galina Belinskaya·ProducerB. Dokuchayev·Producer
By the Numbers
73.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Commissar's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#000000
#C80000
Mood
Dramatic, Historical
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A black and white illustrated movie poster features a large, stylized female face in the upper left, with a dark, multi-domed building resembling a church or ca”

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Key Elements
Female FaceMulti Domed BuildingHorseSwordFlags
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
8/10
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