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The History of Cinema: 1933 |
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| Argentina | ||||
| 27/4 - | Tango is the first film release from Angel Mentasti and Luis Moglia Barth’s [ADD] | |||
| Australia | ||||
| Jan - | The General Theatres Corporation is formed from the merger of the film-buying and exhibition units of Greater Union and Hoyts. [ADD] | |||
| Belarus | ||||
| 23/2 - | Pervyy vzvod (The First Platoon), Belarus’ first sound film, is released. Directed by Vladimir Korsch, it stars Fyodor Nikitin and Mikhail Tsaryov. | |||
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| 29/5 - | Humberto Mauro’s Ganga Bruta, which was filmed in the Cinedia Studios, is released. [ADD] | |||
| Bulgaria | ||||
| 2/10 - | The country’s first sound film, Vassili Guendov’s Buntat na rabite (The Slave’s Revolt) premieres at the Modern Theatre in Sofia. [ADD] | |||
| China | ||||
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| 5/3 - | Kuang Liu (Torrents) premieres in Shanghai. Bugao Cheng’s film is the first Chinese revolutionary film to focus on the peasants and the resistance against imperialism and feudalism. [ADD] | |||
| 12/11 - | The Yi-Hua Studio in Shanghai, which was founded by director Tian-Han, is wrecked by a fascist group named the Blue shirts. [ADD] | |||
| – This year and next leading directors Sun Yu, Bu Wancang, Cai Chusheng and Wu Yonggang make wenyipian - literary art films – which implicitly protest against the continued Japanese occupation of Northeastern China. [ADD] | ||||
| – Bugao Cheng’s Chun Can (Spring Silkworms) explores the hardships encountered by China’s silkworm farms. [ADD] | ||||
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| 20/1 - | Gustav Machaty’s Ekstase (Ecstasy), starring a 19-year-old Hedy Lamarr, is released. Lamarr, who appears under her real name, Hedy Kiesler, causes a sensation by appearing nude and engaging in simulated sex. [ADD] | |||
| 25/1 - | Filming begins shooting on Vrazda v Ostrovni ulici (Murder in Ostrovni Ulice) at the newly completed Barrandov Studios [ADD] | |||
| 13/10 - | Reka, actor and director Josef Rovensky’s tale of adolescent love, is released. [ADD] | |||
| Denmark | ||||
| – The passing of a new law makes it legal for production companies to own cinemas. [ADD] | ||||
| Egypt | ||||
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| – Mohammed Karim directs Al-warda al-baida (The White Rose), Egypt’s first musical. It stars Mohammed Abd al-Wahab. [ADD] | ||||
| – Six films are produced in Egypt in 1933. [ADD] | ||||
| Finland | ||||
| – The film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus is founded by Erkki Karu.following the economic difficulties suffered by Suomi-Filmi. [ADD] | ||||
Other Key Films of 1933 |
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| Tianming (Daybreak) (Sun Yu) [ADD] | ||||
The History of Cinema: 1933 |
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| Germany - Italy | ||||
| Gt. Britain | ||||
| Macedonia - USSR | ||||
| USA January - April | ||||
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