Father Sergius (film)

Father Sergius

Directed by	Yakov Protazanov Alexandre Volkoff
Produced by	Joseph N. Ermolieff
Written by	Leo Tolstoy (novel) Alexandre Volkoff
Starring	Ivan Mosjoukine Nathalie Lissenko
Music by	Y. Bukke
Cinematography	Fédote Bourgasoff Nikolas Roudakoff
Release dates	1917 (1917)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Russian Empire
Language	Silent film with Russian intertitles

Father Sergius

Father Sergius is a 1917 Russian silent film directed by Yakov Protazanov and Alexandre Volkoff. It is based on the eponymous story by Leo Tolstoy.

Plot summary

During the reign of Russian Tsar Nicholas I. Prince Kasatsky discovers that his fiancée has an affair with the Tsar. He decides to break his engagement and retires to a convent where he tries to reach holiness.^[1]

References

↑ Review and synopsis "A cinema history". Retrieved 25 March 2014.

External links

Father Sergius at the Internet Movie Database
Father Sergius at AllMovie

Yakov Protazanov filmography

Departure of a Grand Old Man (1912)
The Queen of Spades (1916)
Satan Triumphant (1917)
Father Sergius (1917)
Aelita (1924)
His Call (1925)
The Tailor from Torzhok (1925)
The Three Million Trial (1926)
Man from the Restaurant (1927)
The Forty-First (1927)
The White Eagle (1928)
St. Jorgen's Day (1930)
Tommy (1931)
Marionettes (1934)
Without Dowry (1937)
Salavat Yulayev (1941)
Nasreddin in Bukhara (1943)

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