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Pt. I, The golden age. Cinema before October ; The birth of the Soviet film industry ; The films of the golden age, 1925-9 ; Reaching the people, 1925-9 -- pt. II, The age of Stalin. The cultural revolution in cinema ; The industry, 1933-41 ; Censorship, 1933-41 ; Socialist realism, 1933-41 ; Films of World War II -- pt. III, The death of Soviet film. Film hunger, 1945-53 ; The nadir, 1945-53.