From the start, Vertov made himself known as an irreconcilable enemy of “acted films,” which he regarded as a violation of truth. At the peak of World War II, however, such lofty artistic principles proved impractical. Vertov’s poetic and patriotic For You, Front! is a fiction film with a script and two actors. In a letter to her fiancé, a soldier on the front, Saule asks if there is anything he needs from “our beloved Kazakhstan.” Yes there is, he replies: lead, which can be used to make bullets to kill the enemies of “our beloved country.”
Unfortunately the movie For You at the Front! is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Dziga Vertov | Director |
Sound | Gavriil Popov | Music |
Directing | Elizaveta Svilova | Director |
Camera | Boris Pumpyanskiy | Camera Operator |
Sound | V. Velikanov | Music |
Writing | Dziga Vertov | Writer |
Directing | S. Pumpianskaia | Assistant Director |