East Side Story (1997)

Name: East Side Story
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1997-06-25

1h 18m

Running Time

Plot.

A look at Communist musicals that strove to be ideologically correct - and entertaining, besides.

Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Dana Ranga

Director / Writer / Producer

Andrew Horn

Writer / Producer

Guido Krajewski

Editor

Chris Doerk

Self

Erich Gusko

Self

Mark Daniels

Director of Photography

Karin Schröder

Self

Frank Schöbel

Self

Maya Turovskaya

Self (film historian)

Details.

Release Date
June 25, 1997

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 18m

This Movie Is About.

woman director

Wiki.

East Side Story is a 1997 documentary directed by Dana Ranga. The film documents the Soviet Bloc musical genre, which first appeared under Stalin and spread to Soviet-occupied Eastern Europe. The film features interviews with actors, film historians, and audience members who reminisce on these unlikely films and their impact on Soviet Bloc life.