Polikushka
Polikushka is a 1922 Soviet drama film directed by Alexander Sanin, based on Leo Tolstoy's 1863 story of the same title: Polikúshka: The Lot of a Wicked Court Servant. It features the famous Moscow Art Theatre actor Ivan Moskvin in his first on-screen role. The filming was completed in 1919 but the release was delayed till 1922 because of the Russian Civil War.
Plot
Peasant Polikushka is as Tolstoy described him, "an insignificant man and a little flyblown", he is good-natured but weak-willed. He spends most of his time in a tavern, but cannot find a meeting among minds even among the other regulars. He commits petty theft to buy vodka.
More details
author | Fedor Ozep Nikolai Efros |
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director | Aleksandr Sanin |
genre | drama historical |
keywords | begin end fall first time hide manor house meet new life petty theft reward summon |
musicBy | Alexander Arkhangelsky |
productionCompany | Gorky Film Studio |