Robots of Ripley (aka Death of Sensation)

This rare early sci-fi allegory from the Soviet Union, set in an unnamed "capitalist land," shows what happens when an army of robots is built to replace human assembly line workers. The displaced proletariat uses their mechanical counterparts to attack the factory and launch a revolution. Sergei Vecheslov, Vladimir Gardin star. AKA: "Death of Sensation," "Gibel Sensatsii." 86 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Russian; Subtitles: none. In Russian; no subtitles.