Episode of Series “Cities”.
Presents Peter Ustinov’s personal view of Leningrad. He briefly relates the city’s history, showing many of the buildings - St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, the Imperial Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, amongst many others. He discusses many aspects of the arts, literature, music ballet and drama of Leningrad.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008318
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Leningrad (R.S.F.S.R.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Soviet Union
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Soviet Union - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Soviet Union - Social life and customs
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - History
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Historic buildings - Conservation and restoration
History → Historic sites - Soviet Union
History → Soviet Union - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)