Petersburg Nights

1h 44min

Drama

A loose Communist adaptation of a Dostoyevsky novel. The serf Egor Efimov, a talented violinist, dreams of true art. Released by his landlord, he goes to the capital. But cold, bureaucratic St. Petersburg quickly destroys his illusions.

Cast

Boris Dobronravov

Boris Dobronravov

Yegor Yefimov, violinist
Lyubov Orlova

Lyubov Orlova

Grushenka
Lev Fenin

Lev Fenin

Valemirov, landowner
Ivan Kudryavtsev

Ivan Kudryavtsev

Ivan Vasilyev
Sergei Vecheslov

Sergei Vecheslov

Tavern visitor
Leonid Yurenyov

Leonid Yurenyov

His Excellency
Tatyana Barysheva

Tatyana Barysheva

Provincial actress (uncredited)
Antonina Maksimova

Antonina Maksimova

Nihilistic student (uncredited)
Georgi Millyar

Georgi Millyar

Gossip teller (uncredited)
Sofya Levitina

Sofya Levitina

(uncredited)
Serafim Koziminsky

Serafim Koziminsky

Student / Convict
Georgy Bobynin

Georgy Bobynin

Official (uncredited)
Nikolay Trofimov

Nikolay Trofimov

Official (uncredited)
Grigori Merlinskiy

Grigori Merlinskiy

Official (uncredited)
Mykola Nademskyi

Mykola Nademskyi

Old jew (uncredited)

Release date

19th Feb 1934

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Pусский