The Thaw (1931)
A story about capitalistic corruption in a small village and the personal struggles of Anka (Vera Marinich) as she is pregnant and abandoned by her lover.
Director: Boris Barnet
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Vera Marinich as Anka |
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Aleksandr Zhukov as Okulov |
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Sergey Pryanishnikov as Tarakanov |
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Andrey Martynov as Semyon |
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Yelena Anufriyeva as Woman |
| Directing | Boris Barnet | Director |
| Writing | Kuzma Gorbunov | Novel |
| Writing | Sergey Yevlakhov | Writer |
| Camera | Mstislav Kotelnikov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | O. Meleg | Writer |
| Directing | Porfiri Podobed | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Mikhail Kirillov | Director of Photography |
| Art | Valentina Khmelyova | Production Design |