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  • Farewell, America (1949)
  • 70 min | Drama
Farewell, America (1949)
70 min | Drama

Anna Bedford, a young and idealistic girl from Pennsylvania, accepts a State Department assignment to serve in the US Embassy in Moscow shortly after the allied victory over fascist Germany. Immediately upon her arrival at the new post, ...See moreAnna Bedford, a young and idealistic girl from Pennsylvania, accepts a State Department assignment to serve in the US Embassy in Moscow shortly after the allied victory over fascist Germany. Immediately upon her arrival at the new post, she discovers that virtually the entire staff at the embassy is engaged either in espionage or in slandering and vilifying the Soviet state. Her open-minded approach to Soviet reality quickly brings her into conflict with her superiors, who send her back to the States to attend her mother's funeral. While back in Pennsylvania, Anna discovers a changed America, plagued with massive unemployment and hatred fueled by anti-communist hysteria. Even death provides no escape from this national insanity: the cemetery where her mother is buried is plowed under in order to build a new military air base. The film was to end with Anna's return to Moscow, embraced by the masses of the Soviet people and marching with them across Red Square. Work on the film was terminated in April 1951 (under instructions from the Kremlin). Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Aleksandr Dovzhenko (as A. Dovzhenko)
Writer
Aleksandr Dovzhenko (as A. Dovzhenko)
Cinematographer
Yuri Yekelchik (as Yu. Yekelchik)
Production Designer
Semyon Mandel (as S. Mandel)
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Updated Jan 12, 1996

Release date
Jan 12, 1996 (Russia)

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Vyacheslav Gostinsky
Francis Darlington Francis Darlington   See fewer
Liliya Gritsenko
Anna Badford Anna Badford   See fewer
Nikolai Gritsenko
Armand Howard Armand Howard   See fewer
Grigori Kirillov
Walter Scott, American Ambassador in Moscow Walter Scott, American Ambassador in Moscow   See fewer
Nikita Kondratyev
Johnny Graves Johnny Graves   See fewer
Mikhail Mukhin
Morton (as M. Mikhin) Morton (as M. Mikhin)   See fewer
Janis Osis
Charlie Vincelli Charlie Vincelli   See fewer
Lyudmila Shagalova
Cecilia Wong Cecilia Wong   See fewer
Grigoriy Shpigel
Zhurnalist Zhurnalist   See fewer
Aleksandr Smirnov
Hill Campbell Hill Campbell   See fewer
Rostislav Yurenev
Kommentator Kommentator   See fewer
Elizaveta Alekseeva
Mary Cooper (uncredited) Mary Cooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Pyotr Krylov
Douglas Stud (uncredited) Douglas Stud (uncredited)   See fewer
Vera Orlova
maty Anny Badford (uncredited) maty Anny Badford (uncredited)   See fewer
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