The End of the World

The End of the World

85 mins | Comedy | June 24, 1963

A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person pseudo-documentary "found footage" technique framing the movie as the creation of the protagonist, who is returns to his home village from the city to discover that a local drunk has formed a doomsday cult.

The End of the World

85 mins | Comedy | June 24, 1963

The End of the World
A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person pseudo-documentary "found footage" technique framing the movie as the creation of the protagonist, who is returns to his home village from the city to discover that a local drunk has formed a doomsday cult.
Producers Gorky Film Studios
Original title Конец света
Directors Boris Buneev
Writers Vasili Solovyov

Cast

Stanislav Sokolov

as Sasha Likardokin

Tatyana Pelttser

as Matryona

Stanislav Lyubshin

as father Michail

Daya Smirnova

as mother Klavdiya

Varvara Popova

as Agafya

Vladimir Ratomsky

as old man Pafnutiy

Yuri Kharchenko

as Grisha Zubarik

Pyotr Lyubeshkin

as Egor Ivanovich

Viktor Sergachyov

as local militia man

Nikolai Pazhitnov

as lecturer

Oleg Vidov

as Akulina's dead son

Viktor Markin

as doctor (uncredited)

Kseniya Kozmina

as Polya's mother (uncredited)

Iya Marks

as Akulina