Film
Once Upon a Time in Leningrad
2025Directed by Mikhail Arkhipov
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
About Once Upon a Time in Leningrad
- Documentary
Synopsis
A film about Pavel Klushantsev (1910–1999), an outstanding Soviet director at the Lennauchfilm studio and creator of popular science films about space, who foresaw advancements in space exploration decades ahead. Drawing on unique documentary footage, the film traces Klushantsev’s life story. He endured revolutions, wars, professional triumphs, and dismissal from his beloved work, yet never lost faith in humanity’s boundless potential to build a better world.
- Director
- Mikhail Arkhipov
- Writers
- Ksenia Okhapkina
- Timur Timerkaev
- Original title
- Однажды в Ленинграде
