Petersburg Nights (1934)

Name: Petersburg Nights
Genre: Drama
Released: 1934-02-19
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Boris Dobronravov, Kseniya Tarasova, Lyubov Orlova, Anatoli Goryunov, Lev Fenin

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.

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Released 1934-02-19 · 104 min · Drama

Directed by Vera Stroyeva, Grigoriy Roshal

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
Ivan Kudryavtsev as Ivan Vasilyev
Sergei Vecheslov as Tavern visitor
Antonin Pankryshev as Gendarme
Leonid Yurenyov as His Excellency
Aleksandr Kostomolotsky as Entrepreneur
Naum Rogozhin
D. Tarasov
Yakov Rykov
Tatyana Barysheva as Provincial actress (uncredited)