A Soviet metallurgist, who's a former sniper in the Russian Expeditionary Corps in France in WWI, reflects on solidarity between workers and class differences. After the war he's forced to face his former captain of the Tsarist army.
If you are looking for a slick, high-octane war movie about a cool lone-wolf shooter, Sniper (1931) is absolutely not going to be your jam. You will probably hate it within ten minutes. 🥱 But if you have a soft spot for weird, clunky early sound films where people stare intensely at heavy machinery, this is actually ...
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Semyon Timoshenko
Robert N. Bradbury
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"If you are looking for a slick, high-octane war movie about a cool lone-wolf shooter, Sniper (1931) is absolutely not going to be your jam. You will probably hate it within ten minutes. 🥱 But if you have a soft spot for weird, clunky early sound films where people stare intensely at heavy machinery, this is actually a pretty fascinating watch. It is way more about factory solidarity than actual battlefield action. The loudest factory on earth The movie starts with our main guy working as a m..."
Pyotr Sobolevsky
Semyon Timoshenko
Soviet Union
