Drama · Soviet Union · 1934 · 1h 44m

Petersburg Nights

Петербургская ночь

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Director
Grigoriy RoshalVera Stroyeva
Cast
Boris Dobronravov as Yegor Yefimov, violinist Kseniya Tarasova as Nastenka Lyubov Orlova as Grushenka Anatoli Goryunov as Schultz Lev Fenin as Valemirov, landowner Igor Doronin as Student
Crew
Dmitriy Feldman — Director of Photography Yeva Ladyzhenskaya — Editor Dmitri Kabalevsky — Original Music Composer Serafima Roshal — Writer Vera Stroyeva — Writer Fyodor Dostoevsky — Novel
Synopsis

A loose Communist adaptation of a Dostoyevsky novel. The serf Egor Efimov, a talented violinist, dreams of true art. Released by his landlord, he goes to the capital. But cold, bureaucratic St. Petersburg quickly destroys his illusions.

Key Collaborators
Grigoriy Roshal Director Vera Stroyeva Director Dmitriy Feldman Director of Photography Yeva Ladyzhenskaya Editor Dmitri Kabalevsky Original Music Composer Serafima Roshal Writer Vera Stroyeva Writer Fyodor Dostoevsky Novel Yosyp Shpinel Production Design Pyotr Beitner Production Design
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