The Night Before Christmas (1913)
It is Christmas Eve, and the town witches’ son, a blacksmith, seeks an honest marriage to his love who wishes for a pair of shoes fit for the Tsarina. A mischievous devil is trapped into providing service to the smith.
Director: Władysław Starewicz
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Ivan Mosjoukine as Devil |
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Olga Obolenskaya as Oksana |
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Lidiya Tridenskaya as Solokha |
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Petr Lopuhin as Vakula |
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Aleksandr Kheruvimov as Golova |
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Pavel Knorr as Chub |
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Praskovya Maksimova as Oksana's mother |
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A. Sorin as |
| Directing | Władysław Starewicz | Director |
| Writing | Władysław Starewicz | Writer |
| Camera | Władysław Starewicz | Director of Photography |
| Art | Władysław Starewicz | Production Design |
| Writing | Nikolai Gogol | Short Story |