The Keys to Happiness (1913)
Directed by Vladimir Gardin and Yakov Protazanov, this two-part epic was the most expensive Russian film at the time and smashed box office records. It is now considered lost, with only a 4 minute clip surviving.
Directors:
Yakov Protazanov, Vladimir Gardin.
Writer:
Anastasiya Verbitskaya
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Olga Preobrazhenskaya as Manya Eltsova |
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Vladimir Maksimov as Steinbach |
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M. Trojanov as Nelidov |
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Alexandre Volkoff as Harald |
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Vladimir Gardin as |
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Vladimir Shaternikov as |
| Directing | Yakov Protazanov | Director |
| Directing | Vladimir Gardin | Director |
| Writing | Anastasiya Verbitskaya | Novel |
| Writing | Anastasiya Verbitskaya | Screenplay |
| Camera | Joseph-Louis Mundwiller | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Giovanni Vitrotti | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Aleksandr Levitsky | Director of Photography |
| Art | Cheslav Sabinsky | Production Design |