A Gentle Creature (1960 film)
1960 Soviet film
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A Gentle Creature (Russian: Кроткая, romanized: Krotkaya) is a 1960 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Borisov.[1][2][3] A screen adaptation of the story of the same name by Dostoevsky.
Directed byAleksandr Borisov
Written by
- Aleksandr Borisov
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Akiba Golburt
Starring
- Iya Savvina
- Andrei Popov
- Vera Kuznetsova
- Panteleymon Krymov
- Zinaida Dorogova
Cinematography
- Vladimir Chumak
- Dmitriy Meskhiev
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| Directed by | Aleksandr Borisov |
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| Music by | Lyutsian Prigozhin |
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Running time | 68 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
From lack of money, a girl without a dowry marries a usurer. But later she learns about her husband's past: about the circumstances under which he left the regiment. The meek one tries to rebel against life with her despised husband.[4]
Cast
- Iya Savvina[5] as Gentle Woman
- Andrei Popov as Pawnbroker
- Vera Kuznetsova as Lukerya
- Panteleymon Krymov as Officer Yefimovich (as Pantelejmon Krymov)
- Zinaida Dorogova as episode
- Aleksandr Gustavson as Officer
- Nikolai Kryukov as Lieutenant
- Georgiy Kurovskiy as Officer[6]