Peter Ustinov's Leningrad

Duration: 51 min.

Year Published: 1978

Creator: LCA

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Actor Peter Ustinov takes the viewer on a tour of Russian city of Leningrad, the most beautiful of all Russian cities., Distinguished playwrite, author, and Oscar-winning actor Ustinov presents an affectionate look at "Russia's window on the world, " and, in this case, our window on Russia. The richness of the city is conveyed through visits to St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Hermitage, a family reunion, a soccer game, and a performance of one of Ustinov's plays. "This film provides an important view of the Soviet Union and one at variance with many popular stereotypes. The starkness of Moscow has become a stereotype, but the beauty and vivacity of Leningrad are equally valid portrayals."--Science Books and Films.

Complete Record: , Distinguished playwrite, author, and Oscar-winning actor Ustinov presents an affectionate look at "Russia's window on the world, " and, in this case, our window on Russia. The richness of the city is conveyed through visits to St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Hermitage, a family reunion, a soccer game, and a performance of one of Ustinov's plays. "This film provides an important view of the Soviet Union and one at variance with many popular stereotypes. The starkness of Moscow has become a stereotype, but the beauty and vivacity of Leningrad are equally valid portrayals."--Science Books and Films.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.