The Bartered Soul (1919)
Millionaire Gornostayev and ballet dancer in Ilona are always arguing about what is more important - youth and beauty or wealth. Ilona thought that youth and beauty are more important, but Gornostayew disagreed with her. He intended to prove Ilona that she in wrong. Gornostayew signed a contract with young worker Alexey. They moved abroad. Year later. Alexey changed into a real aristocrat and returned to Russia. Gornostayew introduced Alexey to Ilona and she falls in love with him.
Director: Alexandre Volkoff
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Zoia Karabanova as Ilona, the ballerina |
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Iona Talanov as Gornostaev, the millionaire |
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Yuri Yurovsky as Belinskiy, Gornostaev's friend |
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Nicolas Rimsky as Aleksey, young factory worker |
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E. Valevskaya as Masha, Aleksey's fiancée |
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Olga Kondorova as |
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N. Kleyn as |
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Nikolai Popov as |
| Directing | Alexandre Volkoff | Director |
| Art | Mikhail Sharapov | Production Design |