His Call (1925)
The main protagonists of the film are Katya (Varvara Popova), the daughter of a factory worker and Andrey (Ivan Koval-Samborsky), the son of the former owner of the factory who illegally returns to the USSR to find treasures hidden by his father. The film title refers to the Communist party's appeal, after Lenin's death, to enlarge its membership.
Director: Yakov Protazanov
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Varvara Popova as Katya Sushkova |
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Natasha Konyus as Katya in the childhood |
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Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina as Katya's grandmother |
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Ivan Koval-Samborskiy as Andrey, factory worker |
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Olga Zhizneva as Lulu |
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Anatoli Ktorov as Vladimir Zaglobin, cynical emigrant |
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Vera Maretskaya as Varya |
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Alexander Geirot as Candidate for the throne |
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Mikhail Zharov as Factory worker |
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Tatyana Mukhina as Little girl |
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Nikolai Prozorovsky as Factory worker |
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Vladimir Yermolov-Borozdin as Pyotr Zaglobin, former manufacturer |
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Yakov Rykov as Yevstigneich, kulak |
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Nikolai Gladkov as (uncredited) |
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Naum Rogozhin as Emigrant (uncredited) |
| Directing | Yakov Protazanov | Director |
| Writing | Vera Eri | Writer |
| Camera | Louis Forestier | Director of Photography |
| Art | Vladimir Egorov | Production Design |
