A 78-minute fever dream where communism wears a black robe and answers to capitalism's nosy girlfriend.
A black-robed purveyor of communism is periodically interrupted by the questions of a white-robed every woman. Features disturbing historical Russian footage
Production
Real Soviet footage spliced into bizarre fantasy framework.
Acting
Basil Rathbone committed to this nonsense with Shakespearean gravity.
Director
William D. Faralla
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William D. Faralla was primarily a cinematographer; this was his sole directing credit.
Released at peak Cold War paranoia, the film's gendered robes literalize the era's sexualized political anxiety.
US
