Farewell, America!
1951 · 70 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 97 VOTES · DIR. Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Overview
An unfinished film by Aleksandr Dovzhenko, the film is a political lampoon based on the book entitled The Truth about US Diplomats, written in 1949 by the American writer Annabel Bukar. It exposes the underhanded actions of US Embassy personnel in Moscow at the onset of the Cold War. Dovzhenko managed to shoot only a half of the film, mainly the scenes that take place in the American Embassy.
Dialogue Timeline — 567 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:13 Mosfilm
00:02:29 Oleksandr Petrovych was offered to make a film. This book was just in time
00:04:47 Grigoriy Kirillov
00:07:56 Hello! Hello! Arecoline - new radical means of recovering the USA from the hatred, unfortunate ambitions
00:10:35 - Oh! Mr. Howard! - Hello! Miss Bedford!
00:12:21 - He said that you are an exceptional man, sir. - I have this imperfection. Usually he says that I'm the greatest man in the world...
00:14:11 You got lucky straight away, Miss Bedford. - Yes, I'm very happy. Arrived, and suddenly- peace.
00:17:21 - I have some thoughts...- Tshhh, I beg you, whisper, whisper!..- Why? - You understand nothing!..
00:20:29 - Oh no, it's not an abstraction. It's a precise side effect, although not presenting a direct purpose
00:23:41 When Generals become Ambassadors or ministers, get as much medicine as possible and try not to care about anything. - Yes...
00:27:06 Suddenly he heard the interview on the radio, where Stalin was talking to this, what's his name... well, about the peace.
00:30:53 - Miss Bedford. - Please, come.
00:33:43 I'm demoralised. This damn professor made me pushed the last drop of hate towards communism out of me.
00:37:47 - Let's consider you are not feeling well today... sir.
00:41:41 - Call Mr. Steed to me!
00:44:30 - Materials? - Ready, sir. I also assumed to send witnesses from the embassy.
00:47:20 - Yes. You must smile, my darling. Is this your poem? - Yes, sir.
00:49:54 - But this wasn't our idea, Jeans. It just happens this way. It is a historical inevitability. No need to oppose.
00:53:13 He complained a lot... - Lies! He didn't complain! All lies!
00:55:39 Yes, I provoked your anger and ignorance. You are a lazy and ignorant person, Howard! you heard the words of Anna Bedford, gentlemen.
00:59:05 Ladies and gentlemen! Save American families! Save America from Communists! All of you!
01:02:59 How Howard was bribed by Russian communists, what character he was. Describe with a feeling, as you can. About the work of the Embassy in Moscow.
01:07:04 Episodes from the film "Farewell, America!" were the last for Oleksandr Petrovych to film and edit.
01:09:46 The End
Cast & Characters
Vyacheslav Gostinsky
Francis Darlington
Liliya Gritsenko
Anna Badford
Nikolai Gritsenko
Armand Howard
Grigori Kirillov
Walter Scott, American Ambassador in Moscow
Nikita Kondratyev
Johnny Graves
Yuriy Lyubimov
Blank
Mikhail Mukhin
Morton
Janis Osis
Charlie Vincelli
Alexander Polinsky
Morrow
Lyudmila Shagalova
Cecilia Wong
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed567
Dialogue density8.1 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:09:46
Production Record
DirectorOleksandr Dovzhenko
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes97