Dziga VERTOV
Дзига ВЕРТОВ
Dziga VERTOV
USSR, 1923, 20.15mn 
Black and white, documentary
Give Us Air!
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Даёшь воздух!

 

 Donne nous de l'air!

 Dayosh vozdukh!

 
Directed by : Dziga VERTOV (Дзига ВЕРТОВ)
 

Plot synopsis
Aircrafts and aeronautic vehicles (airplanes, aerostats, airships, hot air balloons, hydroplanes) rest on the airfield, fly or lead for landing. Preparation of aircrafts for the flight. Testing and maintenance. Different models of planes. Pilots including representatives from foreign countries. Passengers inside aircrafts. A plane flies above Red Squire. Air view of Moscow. Staged performance of abdication of emperor Nikolai II. Demonstration and parade. People celebrate and dance in the streets. Speech of M.V. Frunze. LD. Trotsky with a group of people stands near the building. Streets and squares of Moscow.
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