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When the Dead Awaken

Dec 25, 1926 · 1h 7m
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Comedy

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The movie takes place in one of the Russian provincial cities during the Civil War. A local priest, together with the ex-estate manager buries count's treasures and disguises it as his nephew's funeral. And when his nephew Nikeshka Vonmiglasov, a former Wrangelian, suddenly appears, he understands that he can profit on his magical "resurrection".

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CAST

Igor Ilyinsky
Nikeshka Vonmiglasov
Pyotr Repnin
Ardalion Medalionov, telegraph operator
Nikolai Vashkevich
Matvey, priest
Antonin Pankryshev
Deacon
I. Vysotsky
Menzurkin, village doctor
Yevdokia Solovyova
Christophora, deacon's daughter
F. Tavridi
Arsenich
A. Petrov
Former count's property manager
Directed by Aleksey Dmitriev

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
RU
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Gosvoenkino
Country
SU

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