Polikushka
1922 · 42 min · Drama
"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;
- Director
- Aleksandr Sanin
- Writers
- Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Otsep, Nikolai Efros
- Released
- October 30, 1922
- Language
- Russian
Cast
Ivan Moskvin
Polikey
Vera Pashennaya
Akulina, Polikey's wife
Yevgeniya Rayevskaya
Mistress
Varvara Bulgakova
Mistress's niece
Sergei Aidarov
Clerk
Dmitry Gundurov
Gardener
Sergei Golovin
Dutlov
Aleksandr Istomin
Ilyukha, Dutlov's cousin
Nikolai Znamenskiy
Barkeeper
Varvara Massalitinova
Carpenter's wife
Nikolay Kostromskoy
Alyokha
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