Cain and Artem

Cain and Artem

1930 · 85 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama

The 1890s. One of the cities on the Volga River. The young wife of a merchant falls in love with Artem, a “Volga bogatyr,” a man of enormous strength and violent temper. She dreams of leaving with him for the countryside. Her jealous husband bribes hooligans to kill Artem.

Directed by Pavel Petrov-Bytov · Written by Pavel Petrov-Bytov

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Emil Gal Cain
Nikolai Simonov Artem
Yelena Yegorova Woman in the Market Place
Georgiy Uvarov Husband of Woman in the Market Place
Iona Biy-Brodskiy Strongman

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