
Petersburg Slums
Seen it?1915 | 196 min | Drama, Adventure
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for anyone with a bit of wanderlust and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something. Shelve it next to True Grit.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Big, sprawling and full of spectacle, at 3 hr 16 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 16 min.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1915: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Five-episode adaptation of the eponymous Russian novel, directed by Pyotr Chardynin et al.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerNot counted
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yakov Protazanov, Vladimir Gardin, Pyotr Chardynin
- Olga PreobrazhenskayaAnna Chechevanskaya
- Lydia SychevaThe old princess Chechevanskaya
- Nikolai GorichPrince of Shadur
- Lidiya RyndinaBeroeva
- Vladimir MaksimovVeresov
- Alexander WyrubowMordenko, the clerk
- Iona TalanovYuzich
- Ivan Mosjoukine
- Nikolai Nikolsky
- V. Vasilyev