

8 votes
1935
1h 25m
In an unnamed English-speaking capitalist land, a young engineer invents inexhaustible giant robots to replace the fragile human workers on high-volume assembly-lines, and soon finds his invention co-opted by the military-industrial complex.
Directed by Aleksandr Andriyevsky

Sergei Vecheslov
Jim Ripl
Vladimir Gardin
Jack Ripl, his brotherMaria Volgina
Claire Ripl, his sisterAnna Chekulaeva
Mary Ripl, Jack's wifeVasiliy Orlov
Charlie, worker
Sergei Martinson
Dizer, artist in the music hall
Serhii Minin
Tom, worker
Pavel Poltoratskiy
Percy Grimm, ministerVergiliy Renin
Hamilton GrimmNikolay Ablov
Rotterden, banker
Alexandra Khokhlova
Young lady with dolls
Daniil Vvedenskiy
(uncredited)
Nikolai Yarochkin
(uncredited)
Mikhail Doronin
Master (uncredited)
Vladimir Shnejderov
(uncredited)
Ivan Yudin
Engineer (uncredited)
Boris Shlikhting
Guest at the restaurant (uncredited)
Georgy Vsevolodov
(uncredited)Ivan Lavrov
Butler in the polytechnical school (uncredited)
Nikolay Gorodnichev
First robot (uncredited)Status
Released
Release date
April 17, 1935
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Russian