Polikushka

Overview

"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;

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 30, 1922

Original language

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Torgovy dom "Rus"

Cast

Nikolai Znamenskiy,Nikolay Kostromskoy,Sergei Aidarov,Aleksandr Istomin,Ivan Moskvin,Vera Pashennaya,Varvara Massalitinova,Dmitry Gundurov,Sergei Golovin,Yevgeniya Rayevskayaand 1 more

Director

Aleksandr Sanin

Writer

Leo Tolstoy,Nikolai Efros,Fyodor Otsep

Producer

Moisey Aleynikov

Cinematography

Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky

Music

Aleksandr Arkhangelskiy

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0013501