Polikushka
1922 · 42 min
Drama
★ 5.8"Polikushka" was the only film directed by Aleksandr Sanin, one of Moscow Art Academic Theatre's founders, and is based on Lev Tolstoy's homonym short story. In spite the many differences between the literary oeuvre and its film adaptation it is a remarkable work that is outstanding for its depiction of the cruel realities of Russian society -the harsh life condition of its main character and his family in contrast to the wealth of his mistress;
Crew
- Director Aleksandr Sanin
- Writer Fyodor Otsep
- Writer Nikolai Efros
- Story Leo Tolstoy
- Director of Photography Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky
Cast
Ivan Moskvin
Polikey
Vera Pashennaya
Akulina, Polikey's wife
Yevgeniya Rayevskaya
Mistress
- V
Varvara Bulgakova
Mistress's niece
- S
Sergei Aidarov
Clerk
- D
Dmitry Gundurov
Gardener
- S
Sergei Golovin
Dutlov
- A
Aleksandr Istomin
Ilyukha, Dutlov's cousin
- N
Nikolai Znamenskiy
Barkeeper
Varvara Massalitinova
Carpenter's wife
Nikolay Kostromskoy
Alyokha
Crew
- Director — Aleksandr Sanin
- Writer — Fyodor Otsep
- Writer — Nikolai Efros
- Story — Leo Tolstoy
- Director of Photography — Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky
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