The Nail in the Boot
Banned in the Soviet Union for its "negative" content and never released, Kalatozov was forced to retreat from filmmaking for seven years because of this film. The film sets out to illustrate the old adage, "For want of a nail, the battle was lost," showing how the inferior quality of something so trivial as a nail in a soldier's boot leads inexorably to the capture of an armored train. Kalatozov had intended to demonstrate the crucial and universal importance of efficiency in Soviet industry, but the government decided that his fable gave a negative impression of the Red Army's capabilities.
Year: 1931
Studio: Georgia-Film
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Cast: Aleqsandre Jaliashvili, Siko Palavandishvili, Akaki Khorava, Arkadi Khintibidze
Crew: Mikhail Kalatozov (Director), Leonid Perelman (Writer), Shalva Apaqidze (Cinematography), Serapion Vatsadze (Art Direction)
Runtime: 53 minutes
Release: Dec 31, 1931
IMDb: 6.40/10 by 14 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Soviet Union
Language: No Language
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : propaganda, film parable
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