The Great Consoler (1933)
1933 · 1h 32m · Drama
Genres: Drama
The Great Consoler is Lev Kuleshov’s most personal film reflecting both the facts of his life and his thoughts about the place of the artist in contemporary reality. It was the only film in the Soviet cinema of those years that raised the question of what role a creative person played in society.
Director: Lev Kuleshov
Writers: Aleksandr Kurs, Lev Kuleshov
Music by: Zinovi Feldman
Cinematography: Konstantin Kuznetsov
Cast
Alexandra Khokhlova as DulcieKonstantin Khokhlov as Bill PorterIvan Novoseltsev as Jim Valentine - aka Ralph D. SpenserO. Rayevskaya as Jim's motherVasiliy Kovrigin as WardenAndrey Fayt as Detective Ben PriceValentina Lopatina as Sadie / Annabel's sisterWeyland Rodd Sr. as Black convictAndrei Gorchilin as ConvictGalina Kravchenko as Annabel AdamsPyotr Galadzhev as Banker Adams/ ReporterMikhail Doronin as Innkeeper / Prosecutor / InspectorMore like this
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