Once Upon a Time in Leningrad

Once Upon a Time in Leningrad

2025
1h 10min

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.

Once Upon a Time in Leningrad

Storyline

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.
    Released
    21 October 2025
    Runtime
    1h 10min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Russian
    Production
    Lenfilm, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
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