The Landowner (1924)
Overview
Mid-19th century. An elderly landowner, bored with life, organizes balls, hunts, fistfights, and banquets. Among other things, he offers his serfs and serf women to his guests for sale or entertainment. One of them, Vanka Krasnov, dreams of marrying the noblewoman Aksyusha. To do so, he must defeat the village strongman Mitka in a fistfight. But even after a fair victory, the landowner himself tries to take possession of Aksyusha. Vanka must challenge the master himself. Considered lost.
Cast
Iona Talanov
Landowner Kashkaryov
Ivan Kapralov
Vanka Krasnov
Nikolai Saltykov
Arkharov
Aleksandra Rebikova
Aksinya
Nina Zubova
Harem's Mistress
Liana Iskritskaya-Gardina
Syuzanna
Andrey Gromov
Valet
Leo Negri
Governor
Olga Bystritskaya
Serf Girl
Nikolai Panov
Landowner
Karl Tomskyi
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