The Devil's Wheel
1926 · 40m · N/A
Action, Crime
Directed by
Grigori Kozintsev
,
Leonid Trauberg
Overview
Young Soviet navy sailor Vanya Shorin misses his ship after meeting a girl at a funfair. They ride a carnival attraction called The Devil's Wheel, which triggers a series of events pulling the sailor into a dangerous criminal underworld before he finds the courage to return to his comrades.
Director and cast
- Grigori Kozintsev Director
- Leonid Trauberg Director
- Pyotr Sobolevsky as Vanya Shorin, Red fleet sailor
- Lyudmila Semyonova as Valya
- Sergei Gerasimov as The Question Man
- Emil Gal as Koko, vaudeville performer
- Antonio Tserep as Tavern Owner
- Nikolay Gorodnichev as House manager
- V. Lande as Cafe dancer
- Sergei Martinson as Orchestra conductor
- Yevgeniy Kumeyko as Hooligan
- I. Berezin as Hooligan
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