Rewind and Revive

Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel by Grigori Kromanov (1979) | Episode 05

In this episode of the Rewind & Revive podcast, I’m joined by returning guest Philip Marinello of The Substance podcast to explore Grigori Kromanov’s Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979), a striking Estonian science-fiction mystery adapted from the novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. We dive into the film’s production history, its slippery collision of science fict… Play episode