The Magpie (1959)
Aneta, the serf actress of Knyaz Skalinsky, amazes with her beauty and talented performance of Shchepin. After the performance, a frank conversation ensues between them. The interlocutor learns that Skalinsky, pursuing the actress for a long time, gave her lover — a young actor of the troupe — to the soldiers for twenty-five years. After much deliberation, Shchepin decides to help the girl, but is too late...
Director: Naum Trakhtenberg
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 78 min
Release Date: April 7, 1959
Cast
- Zinaida Kirienko - Aneta
- Nikolai Afanasyev - Shchepin
- Vladimir Pokrovskiy - Knyaz
- Viktor Korshunov - Stepan
- Anatoliy Kubatskiy - Ugryumov
- Sergei Kalinin - manager
- Aleksandr Grave - successor
- Nikolai Shamin - landlord
- Viktor Koltsov - authorized director of the Imperial Theaters
- Ivan Lobyzovskiy - Knyaz's hairdresser
Screenplay
Music: Vasily Dekhterev
Cinematography: Mark Dyatlov
Editing: Lyudmila Feiginova
Production: Mosfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Naum Trakhtenberg
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Magpie about?
- Aneta, the serf actress of Knyaz Skalinsky, amazes with her beauty and talented performance of Shchepin. After the performance, a frank conversation ensues between them. The interlocutor learns that Skalinsky, pursuing the actress for a long time, gave her lover — a young actor of the troupe — to the soldiers for twenty-five years. After much deliberation, Shchepin decides to help the girl, but is too late...
- Who directed The Magpie?
- The Magpie was directed by Naum Trakhtenberg.
- Who stars in The Magpie?
- The Magpie stars Zinaida Kirienko, Nikolai Afanasyev, Vladimir Pokrovskiy, Viktor Korshunov, Anatoliy Kubatskiy, Sergei Kalinin.
- How long is The Magpie?
- The Magpie has a runtime of 1h 18m (78 minutes).
- What genre is The Magpie?
- The Magpie is a Drama film.
- Where was The Magpie produced?
- The Magpie was produced in Soviet Union.