Katerina Izmailova, a beautiful and uneducated merchant's wife, feels lonely and bored somewhere in the Russian provinces while her older husband is often away. Years go by in her childless marriage, without an outlet for her youthful energy, resulting in constant idleness and frustration. Along comes Sergei, an unscrupulous young worker who is happy to improve his lot by seducing Katerina as he has done with others before. Katerina falls for Sergei, and this love quickly becomes her only reason for living, turning to destructive passion and ultimately to tragedy for many.
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Natalya Andreychenko
Екатерина
Known for
Mary Poppins, Goodbye
Little Odessa
Aleksandr Abdulov
Сережа
Known for
The Master and Margarita
To Kill a Dragon
Nikolai Pastukhov
Зиновий Борисович
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Mute Witness
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Tatyana Kravchenko
Аксинья
Known for
Piter FM
Yelena Kolchugina
Сонетка
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Shtemp
Oleg Ilyukhin
Федя
Nataliya Potapova
Фиона
Known for
The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt
Kitchenblock
Lyubov Rudneva
Заключенная
Known for
Burnt by the Sun
Mikhail Bychkov
Known for
Dersu Uzala
The Twelve Chairs
Rafik Sabirov
Also in
Hiding at the Bottom of the Sea
The Tale of Malchish-Kibalchish
Olegar Fedoro
Convict
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Stratton
In Darkness
Roman Balayan Director · Pavel Finn Writer Nikolai Leskov Author
First release December 30, 1989 · Produced in Switzerland, Russia · Original title Леди Макбет Мценского уезда
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Switzerland · Russia
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Original title
Леди Макбет Мценского уезда
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 30, 1989
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No release date listed for United States.
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