SKU 5484 Availability THE NAIL IN THE BOOT (1931) * with switchable English subtitles * Mikhail Kalatozov Writer: Leonid Perelman Stars: Aleksandre Jaliashvili, Siko Palavandishvili, Akaki Khorava Be the first to review this product $13.99 Qty: Add to cart Email a friend Question about product? Add to wishlist DetailsExisting reviews Banned in the Soviet Union for its “negative” content and never released, Kalatozov was forced to retreat from filmmaking for seven years because of this film. The film sets out to illustrate the old adage, “For want of a nail, the battle was lost,” showing how the inferior quality of something so trivial as a nail in a soldier’s boot leads inexorbly to the capture of an armored train. Kalatozov had intended to demonstrate the crucial and universal importance of efficiency in Soviet industry, but the generals decided that his fable gave a negative impression of the Red Army’s capabilities. DVD-R has Russian intertitles and switchable English subtitles. Approx. 64 mins. See film sample for audio and video quality! Be the first to review this product Related products 3 DVD SET: THE GORKY TRILOGY (1938 - 1940) *w... $25.99 CHAPAYEV (Chapaev) (1934) *with English subti... $13.99 IVAN (1932) * with switchable English subtitl... $13.99 PROSTOI SLUCHAI (A Simple Case) (1932) * wit... $13.99 THE DESERTER (1933) *with English subtitles* $13.99 THE GREAT CITIZEN (1937) * with switchable En... $14.99 THE GREAT CONSOLER (1933) * with switchable E... $13.99 THE PARTY CARD (1936) * with switchable Englis... $13.99 THE ROAD TO LIFE (1931) *with switchable Engl... $13.99 TRAKTORISTY (1939) * with switchable English... $13.99 FATHER OF A SOLDIER (1964) + ENTHUSIASM: DONBA... $14.99 MAMLUQI (1958) * with switchable English subt... $13.99 SALT FOR SVANETIA (1930) + CHILDREN OF THE AGE... $13.99 COME AND SEE (1985) * with switchable English... $12.49 ANDRIESH (1954) * with switchable English sub... $9.99 A DREAM (1964) * with switchable English subt... $13.99 A SPRING FOR THE THIRSTY (1965) * with switch... $13.99 COMMISSARS (Komissary) (1971) * with switchable... $13.99 DVA DNYA (1927) * with switchable English sub... $12.99 THE PLEA (1967) * with multiple, switchable s... $13.99 < > Customers who bought this item also bought EL SEXTO SENTIDO (The Sixth Sense) (1929) * wi... $13.99 LIEUTENANT KIZHE (1934) * with switchable Eng... $13.99 DER SCHATZ (The Treasure) (1923) * with switch... $13.99 LA BANDERA (Escape from Yesterday) (1935) * wi... $13.99 BEGEGNUNG AN DER ELBE (MEETING ON THE ELBE) (19... $14.99 MORD – SIR JOHN GREIFT EIN (Mary) (1931) * wit... $13.99 DER HERRSCHER (1937) *with switchable English... $13.99 THE CIRCUS (1936) * with switchable English s... $14.99 AT HOME AMONG STRANGERS, A STRANGER AMONG HIS O... $14.99 SOY CUBA (I am Cuba) (1964) * with switchable... $11.99 3 DVD SET: THE GORKY TRILOGY (1938 - 1940) *w... $25.99 THE WANDERING JEW (1933) $13.99 SHEHERAZADE (1963) * with switchable English... $13.99 THE SEVENTH COMPANION (1967) * with switchabl... $13.99 DIE BUNTKARIERTEN (1949) * with hard-encoded... $13.99 DAS LIED VOM TROMPETER (1964) $10.49 MENSCHEN IM STURM (1941) * IMPROVED VIDEO * $11.29 NOORED KOTKAD (1927) * with switchable Englis... $13.99 BARON PRASIL (1961) + THE PARSONs WIDOW (1920)... $13.99 LIMITE (1931) + LAS HURDES (1927) *with sw... $13.99 DOBRY VOJAK SVEJK (1957) + HOTEL MODRA HVEZD... $13.99 A FOREIGN AFFAIR (1948) * with or without har... $13.99 CHAPAYEV (Chapaev) (1934) *with English subti... $13.99 MACISTE IN HELL (1926) * with switchable Span... $13.99 DIE ENGLISCHE HEIRAT (1934) $9.99 < > Product tags Lursmani cheqmashi (1) , Гвоздь в сапоге (1) , the nail in the boot (1)