Polikushka (1922)
42m
Running Time
October 30, 1922Release Date

Plot.
"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;
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Cast & Crew.

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

A. Istomin
Ilyukha, Dutlov's cousin

Nikolai Znamenskiy
Barkeeper

Varvara Massalitinova
Carpenter's wife

Nikolay Kostromskoy
Alyokha

Aleksandr Sanin
Director

Leo Tolstoy
Story

Fyodor Otsep
Writer

Nikolai Efros
Writer

Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky
Director of Photography

Aleksandr Arkhangelskiy
Original Music Composer

Sergei Kozlovsky
Production Design

Sergey Petrov
Production Design
Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1922
Original NameПоликушка
StatusReleased
Running Time42m
Genres
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Wiki.
Polikushka (Russian: Поликушка) is a 1922 Soviet drama film directed by Alexander Sanin, based on Leo Tolstoy's 1863 story of the same title: Polikúshka: The Lot of a Wicked Court Servant. It features the famous Moscow Art Theatre actor Ivan Moskvin in his first on-screen role. The filming was completed in 1919 but the release was delayed till 1922 because of the Russian Civil War.
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