Comedy ·Fantasy · Russia · 1913 · 41m

The Night Before Christmas

Ночь перед Рождеством

Director

Cast

Ivan Mosjoukine as Devil Olga Obolenskaya as Oksana Lidiya Tridenskaya as Solokha Petr Lopuhin as Vakula Aleksandr Kheruvimov as Golova Pavel Knorr as Chub

Crew

Władysław Starewicz — Director of Photography Władysław Starewicz — Writer Władysław Starewicz — Production Design

Synopsis

Based on Gogol's story. It is Christmas Eve, and the town witches’ son, a blacksmith, seeks an honest marriage to his love who wishes for a pair of shoes fit for the Tsarina. A mischievous devil is trapped into providing service to the smith.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book silent film

Key Collaborators

Władysław Starewicz Director Władysław Starewicz Director of Photography Władysław Starewicz Writer Władysław Starewicz Production Design

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