Loss of Feeling
In an unnamed English-speaking capitalist land, a young engineer invents inexhaustible giant robots to replace the fragile human workers on high-volume assembly-lines, and soon finds his invention co-opted by the military-industrial complex.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Released
- 1935
- Country
- Soviet Union
Details
Release year: 1935
Storyline
In an unnamed English-speaking capitalist land, a young engineer invents inexhaustible giant robots to replace the fragile human workers on high-volume assembly-lines, and soon finds his invention co-opted by the military-industrial complex.
Top credits
Sergei Vecheslov — Jim Ripl
Vladimir Gardin — Jack Ripl, his brother- Mariya Volgina — Kler (Claire) Ripl, his sister
- Anna Chekulaeva — Meri (Mary) Ripl, Jack's wife
Did you know
• Urban legend has defined this title as a filmed version of Karel Capek's play R.U.R., apparently on the strength of stills which show the film's robots bearing the logo, RUR. In fact, no screen credit is given Capek or his play, and the plot resembles the play only in the general sense that both concern robots replacing human workers. This film, however, portrays this as a disastrous and villainous idea, in stark contrast to Capek's Utopian view of robotics. In addition, its robots are emotionless and mindless machines, rather than the emotional and rational androids of the Czech play.
User reviews
Power to the Robots!
Ponderous Stalin-era relic with classic retro-robots. In general, more of historical interest than entertaining
dated anti capitalist propaganda with commendable practical effects for the time
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
