The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
There is hunger in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. One day while dim-witted peasant Sergei is searching corpses for food, he meets a young woman looking for the town of Novokursk. She asks Sergei to help her get there, and to tell anyone they might meet that he is her husband.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Benjamin ChristensenDirector
- Bradley KingWriter
Cast
- Lon ChaneySergei
- Barbara BedfordCountess Tatiana Alexandrova
- Ricardo CortezDimitri
- Emily FitzroyMrs. Gaidaroff
- Mack SwainVladimir Gaidaroff
- Károly HuszárIvan
- Kai SchmidtButler
- Johnny Mack BrownRussian Officer (uncredited)
- Albert ContiMilitary Commandant at Novokursk (uncredited)
- Jules CowlesPeasant Who Robs Tatiana (uncredited)
- Frank LeighOutlaw Peasant in Cabin (uncredited)
- Russ PowellMan Taking Sergei to Ivan (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
loyaltypeasanthungerpromiseuprisingcountessclass differencessilent filmrevoltwhippingsiberiasocial unrest