Petersburg Nights 1934 Directed by Grigoriy Roshal , Vera Stroyeva Петербургская ночь

A loose Communist adaptation of a Dostoyevsky novel. The serf Egor Efimov, a talented violinist, dreams of true art. Released by his landlord, he goes to the capital. But cold, bureaucratic St. Petersburg quickly destroys his illusions.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Gnere Drama
Production Company Mosfilm
Release Date 19 February 1934
104 mins
Cast
Boris Dobronravov Yegor Yefimov, violinist
Lyubov Orlova Grushenka
Lev Fenin Valemirov, landowner
Igor Doronin Student
Ivan Kudryavtsev Ivan Vasilyev
Sergei Vecheslov Tavern visitor
Leonid Yurenyov His Excellency
Tatyana Barysheva Provincial actress (uncredited)
Antonina Maksimova Nihilistic student (uncredited)
Georgi Millyar Gossip teller (uncredited)
Sofya Levitina (uncredited)
Serafim Koziminsky Student / Convict
Georgy Bobynin Official (uncredited)
Nikolay Trofimov Official (uncredited)
Grigori Merlinskiy Official (uncredited)
Mykola Nademskyi Old jew (uncredited)