Polikushka
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"Polikushka" was the only film directed by Aleksandr Sanin, one of Moscow Art Academic Theatre's founders, and is based on Lev Tolstoy's homonym short story. In spite the many differences between the literary oeuvre and its film adaptation it is a remarkable work that is outstanding for its depiction of the cruel realities of Russian society -the harsh life condition of its main character and his family in contrast to the wealth of his mistress;
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Cast
11 people
Ivan Moskvin
Polikey
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Vera Pashennaya
Akulina, Polikey's wife
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Yevgeniya Rayevskaya
Mistress
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Varvara Bulgakova
Mistress's niece
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Sergei Aidarov
Clerk
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Dmitry Gundurov
Gardener
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Sergei Golovin
Dutlov
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Runners
Aleksandr Istomin
Ilyukha, Dutlov's cousin
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Nikolai Znamenskiy
Barkeeper
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Varvara Massalitinova
Carpenter's wife
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Nikolay Kostromskoy
Alyokha
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Aleksandr Sanin Director · Fyodor Otsep Writer Nikolai Efros Writer
First release October 30, 1922 · Produced in Russia · Original title Поликушка
Production
Torgovy dom "Rus"
Production
Russia
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Original title
Поликушка
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Russia · October 30, 1922
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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