The Kreutzer Sonata

Overview

The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 2, 1914

Original language

Russian

Countries

Russia

Production

Thiemann & Reinhardt

Cast

Evgeniya Uvarova,Lydia Sycheva,Mikhail Tamarov,Boris Orsky

Director

Vladimir Gardin

Writer

Leo Tolstoy,Vladimir Gardin

Cinematography

Aleksandr Levitsky

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0004196