Film
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
2008 · 15m · Documentary · History
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Overview
Moscow, January 1948. In the bitter cold, a large crowd attends the State Funeral of the Yiddish actor and director Solomon Mikhoels. An official proclamation mourns the death of "a great People's Artist of the Soviet Union." What people are really mourning is the death of the most popular Jewish theater in the Soviet Union, and the man who kept it alive against all odds for over 20 years. No doubt many suspected the truth: he had just been assassinated by Stalin's secret police.
Cast
Crew
- Sam BallWriter · Director · Producer
- William SusmanProducer
- Sophie E. ConstantinouDirector of Photography
- Kate Stilley SteinerEditor
Details
- Release date
- November 9, 2008
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 15m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
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