The New Babylon
1929 · 1h 32m · N/A
Drama, History
Directed by
Grigori Kozintsev
,
Leonid Trauberg
Overview
In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.
Director and cast
- Grigori Kozintsev Director
- Leonid Trauberg Director
- Yelena Kuzmina as Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant
- Pyotr Sobolevsky as Jean, French soldier
- David Gutman as Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop
- Sofiya Magarill as An actress
- Andrei Kostrichkin as The main shop-assistant
- Sergei Gerasimov as Lutro, the journalist
- Yanina Zheymo as Therese, a seamstress
- Arnold Arnold as Commune's Central Committee member
- Boris Azarov as Soldier (uncredited)
- Bernshtein as Friko (uncredited)
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