Northern Story

Northern Story

1960 · 77 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Romance, History

Shortly before the December uprising of 1825, officer Pavel Bestuzhev was exiled to a distant northern garrison for insolence. Soon, he gets a chance to help a wounded Decembrist who intends to cross the border. Bestuzhev saves the fugitive and his beloved at the cost of his own life…

Directed by Yevgeni Andrikanis · Written by Yevgeni Andrikanis

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