Member of the Government

Member of the Government (Russian: Член правительства, romanized: Chlen pravitelstva) is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi.

Member of the Government
Russian: Член правительства
Directed by	Iosif Kheifits Aleksandr Zarkhi
Written by	Ekaterina Vinogradskaya
Produced by	M. Chernova Iosif Kheifits S. Reitman Aleksandr Zarkhi
Starring	Vera Maretskaya Vasili Vanin Nikolay Kryuchkov Ivan Nazarov Valentina Telegina
Cinematography	Aleksandr Gintsburg
Edited by	Ye. Bazhenova
Music by	Nikolai Timofeyev
Production company	Lenfilm
Release date	1939 (1939)
Running time	106 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

Aleksandra Sokolova, the wife of a peasant and a former farm laborer who becomes a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, overcoming collectivization problems and difficulties in her personal life.

Cast

• Vera Maretskaya as Aleksandra Grigoryevna Sokolova
• Vasili Vanin as Yefim Yefimovich Sokolov
• Nikolay Kryuchkov as Nikita Sokolov, blond brother-in-law
• Ivan Nazarov as Fedot Petrovich Krivosheyev
• Valentina Telegina as Panya, fat woman
• Boris Blinov as The District Party Secretary
• Vasili Merkuryev as Party Undersecretary Stashkov
• Aleksey Konsovsky as Petka, teen groom
• Aleksandra Matveeva as Duska, teen bride
• Konstantin Sorokin as Kuzma, beefy kolkhoz rowdy
• Yelizaveta Uvarova as Duska's mother
• Aleksandr Melnikov as Escort (uncredited)

Awards and nominations

• New York Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Foreign Language Film (nom)

External links

• Member of the Government at IMDb