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Sort of clear, except that it doesn't mention Stalin or any source for the reason the film was "withdrawn," or for the fact that it was withdrawn, or for whethe
by pessimizer 4y ago
Sort of clear, except that it doesn't mention Stalin or any source for the reason the film was "withdrawn," or for the fact that it was withdrawn, or for whether that withdrawal was a government ban.
Without any of that, the story is "The Grapes of Wrath ran for weeks in Soviet cinemas."
- nl 4y agoRunning for weeks is a very short run! Something happened! And Steinbeck was famous in Russia for releasing his fairly positive "A Russian Journal" around the same time. It's impossible to know who exactly ordered it, but it is likely Stalin was aware of it being shown.