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Storm Over Asia

"Pudovokin's Remarkable Film Of The East In Revolt"

In 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from the trading post, he escapes to the hills after brawling with the trader who cheated him. In 1920 he becomes a Soviet partisan, and helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying British army. However he is captured by the British when they try to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with a reincarnated Grand Lama. After the trapper is shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a puppet regime. The trapper is thus thrust into prominence as he is placed in charge of the puppet government. By the end, however, the "puppet" turns against his masters in an outburst of fury.

Top Cast

  • Valéry Inkijinoff

    Valéry Inkijinoff

    Bair

  • A. Dedintsev

    A. Dedintsev

    The British Commandant

  • Aleksandr Chistyakov

    Aleksandr Chistyakov

    The Russian Rebel Leader

  • Anel Sudakevich

    Anel Sudakevich

    Commandant's blonde daughter

  • Boris Barnet

    Boris Barnet

    English soldier, pipe smoker

  • Karl Gurnyak

    Karl Gurnyak

    English soldier

  • Vladimir Tsoppi

    Vladimir Tsoppi

    Henry Hughes

  • L. Belinskaïa

    L. Belinskaïa

    The Commandant's Wife

  • Fyodor Ivanov

    Fyodor Ivanov

    The Lama

Overview

In 1918 a young and simple Mongol herdsman and trapper is cheated out of a valuable fox fur by a European capitalist fur trader. Ostracized from the trading post, he escapes to the hills after brawling with the trader who cheated him. In 1920 he becomes a Soviet partisan, and helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying British army. However he is captured by the British when they try to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with a reincarnated Grand Lama. After the trapper is shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a puppet regime. The trapper is thus thrust into prominence as he is placed in charge of the puppet government. By the end, however, the "puppet" turns against his masters in an outburst of fury.

Rating

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