Thunderstorm

Thunderstorm 1934 Directed by Vladimir Petrov Гроза

The cinematic adaptation of "The Storm" play by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. In a provincial town on the Volga River, the young and sensitive Katerina marries Tikhon, a violent drunkard, and thus enters the crude milieu of greedy salesmen, the "dark kingdom". Her mother-in-law, Kabanikha, rules the family with an iron fist and endlessly harasses Katerina. One day, when Tikhon is away, she meets Boris, a man who embodies everything Katerina is longing for.

Country Soviet Union

Production Country Soviet Union

Language Russian

Spoken Language Russian

Gnere Drama

Production Company Lenfilm

Release Date 25 March 1934

85 mins

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