Two-Buldi-Two () is a 1929

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silent film directed by

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and

Lev Kuleshov Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov (; – 29 March 1970) was a Russian and Soviet filmmaker and Film theory, film theorist, one of the founders of the world's first film school, the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Moscow Film School. He was g ...

. The film tells the story of circus performers during the Civil War.

Plot

The film is set in

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, during the

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. A small Russian town is under threat of capture by the White Guard forces. The

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call on the population to defend the town. The son of an old clown, Buldi Jr., leads the formation of a militia made up of circus performers. Despite fierce fighting, the well-armed White forces manage to capture the town. Days of White terror ensue, and Buldi Jr. is arrested and faces execution. His father pleads with the White Colonel to spare his son, as they are about to perform their long-awaited joint act, "Two-Buldi-Two," a dream of the old clown's life. Even on the day of the performance, the old man waits for his son's arrival, unaware that the Colonel has already ordered his execution. The old clown, as usual, steps into the ring alone. Suddenly, during his act, Buldi Jr. bursts into the circus, pursued by soldiers. The agility and strength of the circus performer helps him outwit his pursuers and escape through the circus dome window. Buldi Sr. applauds his son enthusiastically. Later, Buldi Jr. meets his father again, who has now come to understand the meaning and goals of the revolutionary struggle, among the ranks of the Red Army.

Cast

* Sergey Komarov * Vladimir Kochetov *

Anel Sudakevich Anel Sudakevich (born Anna Alekseyevna Sudakevich; Russian: Анель Судакевич; December 27, 1906 – September 22, 2002) was a Soviet silent film actress. Anna was born in a Belarusians, Belarusian-Polish people, Polish family. She wa ...

Andrey Fayt Andrei Andreyevich Fayt (Feit) (; 29 August 1903 – 17 January 1976) was a Soviet film actor. He appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1976. He was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia and died in Moscow. Selected filmography * ''The Battleshi ...

* S. Sletov *

Mikhail Zharov Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (; 27 October 1899 – 15 December 1981) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor and director. People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1974). He studied under the prominent director Theodo ...

Vera Maretskaya Vera Petrovna Maretskaya (; 31 July 1906 – 17 August 1978) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She was a recipient of People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1976). Early years Vera Petrovna Maretskaya was ...

* Nikolai Yarochkin * Aleksandr Chistyakov * S. Polyakov * Vladimir Uralskiy *

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Два-бульди-два (1929) Full Cast & Crew
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References

External links

* 1929 films 1920s Russian-language films Soviet black-and-white films Soviet silent feature films 1920s Soviet films {{1920s-USSR-film-stub