The Nail in the Boot

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The Nail in the Boot (1931)

Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov

Drama, War · 53m

Banned in the Soviet Union for its "negative" content and never released, Kalatozov was forced to retreat from filmmaking for seven years because of this film. The film sets out to illustrate the old adage, "For want of a nail, the battle was lost," showing how the inferior quality of something so trivial as a nail in a soldier's boot leads inexorably to the capture of an armored train. Kalatozov had intended to demonstrate the crucial and universal importance of efficiency in Soviet industry, but the government decided that his fable gave a negative impression of the Red Army's capabilities.

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Cast

Aleqsandre Jaliashvili Worker Siko Palavandishvili Red army soldier Akaki Khorava Chief of the train Arkadi Khintibidze Prosecutor Kirile Macharadze Chairman of the court (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Mikhail Kalatozov
Writer
Leonid Perelman
Director of Photography
Shalva Apaqidze

Details

Original title
ლურსმანი ჩექმაში
Release date
1931-12-31
Runtime
53m
Genres
Drama, War
Original language
KA
Spoken languages
Georgian, Russian
Countries
Soviet Union
Production
JSC "Sakhkinmretsvi"