Petersburg Nights

(1934)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 5 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1934

Runtime: 106 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Вера Строева, Григорий Рошаль

Cast: Борис Добронравов, Ксения Тарасова, Любовь Орлова, Анатолий Горюнов, Лев Фенин, Игорь Доронин, Иван Кудрявцев, Сергей Вечеслов, Антонин Панкрышев, Леонид Юренев

Plot

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.