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14 July 1944 (USA)
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The FLASH of a Knife... The SCREAM of a Girl... The WRECK of a Man... See more »
Plot:
In this filmed Chekhov adaptation, Olga is an alluring peasant woman who lures cynical aristocrat Fedor away from his milquetoast fiancée...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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Tedious grade B film of Russian femme fatale and the tragedy in her wake.
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Cast
(in credits order) | Linda Darnell | ... | Olga Kuzminichna Urbenin |
 | George Sanders | ... | Fedor Mikhailovich Petroff |
 | Edward Everett Horton | ... | Count 'Piggy' Volsky |
 | Anna Lee | ... | Nadena Kalenin |
 | Hugo Haas | ... | Anton Urbenin |
| Laurie Lane | ... | Clara Heller (as Lori Lahner) |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Kuzma, Volsky's woodcutter |
| John Philliber | ... | Polycarp - Petroff's butler |
 | John Abbott | ... | Lunin - public prosecutor |
| Mary Servoss | ... | Mrs. Kalenin |
| André Charlot | ... | Mr. Kalenin, publisher |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Don Brodie | ... | (uncredited) |
| Woody Charles | ... | Young Lackey (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Conlin | ... | Man Mailing Letter (uncredited) |
| Rex Evans | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Clerk in Newspaper Office (uncredited) |
| Joyce Gates | ... | Gypsy Girl (uncredited) |
| Robert Greig | ... | Gregory - Volsky's Butler (uncredited) |
| Paul Hurst | ... | Officer Orloff (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Jones | ... | (uncredited) |
| John Kelly | ... | (uncredited) |
| Nina Koshetz | ... | Gypsy Singer (uncredited) |
| Gabriel Lenoff | ... | Father Konstantin, Priest (uncredited) |
| Kate MacKenna | ... | Woman with Umbrella (uncredited) |
 | Mike Mazurki | ... | Tall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited) |
| Sharon McManus | ... | Beggar Child (uncredited) |
| Francis Morris | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Fred Nurney | ... | Judge in Kharkov (uncredited) |
| Frank Orth | ... | Cafe Maitre d' at End (uncredited) |
| Sarah Padden | ... | Beggar Woman (uncredited) |
| Constance Purdy | ... | (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Russell | ... | Dinner Guest Offended by Kuzma (uncredited) |
| Ann Staunton | ... | Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
| Charles Trowbridge | ... | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Anita Venge | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Charles Wagenheim | ... | (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Douglas Sirk | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Anton Chekhov | novel "Drama na okhote, or The Shooting Party" (as Anton Chekov) | |
| Rowland Leigh | screenplay | |
| Douglas Sirk | adaptation (as Douglas Sirk and Michael O'Hara) | |
| Robert Thoeren | additional dialogue | |
Produced by | |||
| Rudolf S. Joseph | .... | associate producer (as Rudolph Joseph) | |
| Seymour Nebenzal | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Karl Hajos | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Archie Stout | (as Archie M. Stout) | ||
| Eugen Schüfftan | (uncredited) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Gregg C. Tallas | (as Gregg Tallas) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Rudi Feld | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Emile Kuri | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Lon Anthony | |||
| Max Pretzfelder | |||
Production Management | |||
| Walter Mayo | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| William McGarry | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Richard DeWeese | .... | sound recordist (as Richard de Weese) | |
| Fred Lau | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Karl Hajos | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Eugen Schüfftan | .... | technical director | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Societé d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films (SEDIF) (1948) (France) (theatrical)
- Kit Parker Films (2009) (worldwide) (all media)
- Odeon Entertainment (2011) (UK) (DVD)
- United Artists
- VCI Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
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106 min
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Before hiring Rowland Leigh, director Douglas Sirk had asked James M. Cain to write the film, but he fired Cain and junked his script because Cain had made the characters seem too American.See more »
Quotes:
Fedor Mikhailovich Petroff:When a man pities his rival, he's preparing to pity himself.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Biography: Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel" (1999)See more »
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Adapted from Chekov, this saga describes the machinations of a peasant woman to rise to the top by playing man after man until she gets where she wants to get. Simultaneously playing husband, police official and count against each other, lying, stealing jewelry and conniving her way to a possible title, she finally goes too far and is murdered. It's no mystery to figure out who did it and the tortured soul gets away, but justice and the Hollywood code prevail. With all this at hand, the film fails to be sultry or engaging or even tense - as it should be. The direction is ho-hum and the performances only adequate. The dramatic score using a number of Russian and/or Russian-sounding themes was deservedly nominated for an Oscar, but the rest of the production is just bland. Only for those who are fans of the stars.