The Precipice

Based on the novel of the same name by Ivan Goncharov. Raisky falls in love with his second cousin Vera, but she coldly rejects his advances. He soon learns that Vera is having an affair with exiled official Mark Volokhov, with whom She is secretly dating. One day, Vera, in a fit of passion, gives herself to Volokhov, which she immediately regrets doing. Raisky and Tatyana Markovna suffer along with her having learned about Vera’s situation. Volokhov invites Vera to marry him but she refuses his proposal. After all these passions, calm comes and in the final frames of the picture, Raisky draws a portrait of Vera, and then sits down to write a long-planned novel.

Yuliya Vasileva

Tatyana Markovna

Ivan Mosjoukine

Rayskiy

Vera Yureneva

Vera

Sofya Goslavskaya

Marfinka

Viktor Tourjansky

Mark Volokhov

Aleksandr Kheruvimov

Praskovya Maksimova

Aleksandr Vertinsky

Cadet

• Pyotr ChardyninDirector
• Mariya Kallash-HarrisWriter
• Ivan GoncharovNovel

Release date

September 17, 1913

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

1h 30m