Film

Polikushka

1922 · 42m · Drama

IMDb

6.9

"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;

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

• Aleksandr SaninDirector
• Fyodor OtsepWriter
• Nikolai EfrosWriter
• Leo TolstoyStory
• Moisey AleynikovProducer
• Yuri ZhelyabuzhskyDirector of Photography
• Aleksandr ArkhangelskiyOriginal Music Composer

Release date

October 30, 1922

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

42m

Genres

Drama