Accordion () is a 1934 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Igor Savchenko.Christie & Taylor p.427
Plot The merry village accordionist Timofey Dudin, or as known by his nickname Timoshka, is elected secretary at one of the Komsomol units. This high office, in his opinion, is not compatible with playing on the accordion. The unusual prolonged silence leads quickly to a discord between the true Komsomol and the kulak supporters which causes Timoshka to pick up his accordion again ...
Cast Zoya Fyodorova - Marusenka Pyotr Savin - Timoshka Igor Savchenko - son of a kulak Nikolay Gorlov - Mitya Nikolai Yarochkin Nikolai Zyryanov Pyotr Gorelov Lyalya Sateyeva Ye. Yukhova E. Pirogova
Production Poet Aleksandr Zharov assisted Savchenko with the rhymed dialog. The film was made from concept to release in eight months at a time when the average production time would extend into years.
References
Bibliography Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896-1939. Routledge, 2012.
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