Prisoner of the Volga

Prisoner of the Volga

Raging Floodtide of Savagery!

NR 1959 · 102 min · ★ 5.2 · Adventure

A vicious play of intrigue, about love, desire and betrayal, in the dress of the military at the Cossacks around 1890.

Directed by Viktor Tourjansky · Written by Damiano Damiani

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