Film

Purga

1927 · 46m · Drama

Siberia. 1919 The retreating intervention detachments and the English expedition leave the mines. A snowstorm begins. English engineer Henry and his fiancee Ollan, the daughter of the company director, are lagging behind. After much wandering, the heroes come across the winter quarters of the Russian partisan Vladimir. While waiting out the bad weather, the heroes will be forced to live together for some time. Ollan will be convinced of the worthlessness of his chosen one and the courageous, energetic Vladimir will become her husband. And ahead is spring and painful thoughts: to stay with your loved one in this country or return to your homeland?

Gennadi Michurin

Vladimir Gurov, partisan leader

Fyodor Bogdanov

Yeremka

Zoya Valevskaya

Ollan Stevens

Yevgeni Boronikhin

Henry Budhouse

Mikhail Putyata

Stevens, American businessman

Pyotr Podvalniy

Petrovykh, mines secretary of board

• Cheslav SabinskyDirector
• Dmitriy ShcheglovWriter
• Naum AptekmanDirector of Photography

Release date

October 11, 1927

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

46m

Genres

Drama