The Dying Swan (1917)
After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinely.
Director: Yevgeni Bauer
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Vera Karalli as Gizella Raccio |
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Aleksandr Kheruvimov as Gizella's Father Cherubino Raccio |
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Vitold Polonsky as Viktor Krasovsky |
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Andrey Gromov as Count Valerian Sergeevich Glinskiy |
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Ivane Perestiani as Glinskiy's Friend |
| Writing | Zoya Barantsevich | Writer |
| Directing | Yevgeni Bauer | Director |
| Production | Aleksandr Khanzhonkov | Producer |
| Camera | Boris Zavelev | Director of Photography |