Horror ·Thriller · Russia · 1915 · 45m

The Portrait

Портрет

The Portrait poster
Director
Władysław Starewicz
Cast
Andrey Gromov as Painter Chartkov Ivan Lazarev as The pawnbroker R. Krechetov as Nikolay Gogol V. Vasilyev as
Crew
Władysław Starewicz — Director of Photography Nikolai Gogol — Story
Synopsis

A man is increasingly unnerved by a mysterious portrait. Based on a story by Nikolai Gogol, the film is thought to have run about 45 minutes long, but only an 8 minute fragment is known to have survived.

Trailer The Portrait — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
silent filmpartially lost film
Key Collaborators
Władysław Starewicz Director Władysław Starewicz Director of Photography Nikolai Gogol Story
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