The Anxious Night (1958)
The Anxious Night
The action takes place on one of the nights in October 1917 and is limited to the walls of a St. Petersburg apartment occupied by the wealthy noble family of the Starodubtsevs. The elder sister Anna (Elena Kuzmina) is a helpless, spoiled woman, far from life. She is unable to understand that her husband, Lieutenant Almazov, is one of the leaders of the counter-revolutionary conspiracy. The younger sister Maria has already chosen her path - she is with the revolutionaries, with the Bolsheviks. The landlord Yarlykov, having lost everything, dreams of running away from Russia, taking with him something more valuable. In the dramatic events taking place in the Starodubtsev family, echoes of the huge, decisive clashes of the revolution are guessed.
Cast
- Boris Chirkov - Rodionov
- Elena Kuzmina - Anna Starodubtseva
- Anatoliy Ignatyev - Troshkin
- Anatoliy Larionov - Almazov
- Lyubov Sokolova - Mariya
- Nikolai Chistyakov - Yarlykov
- Apollon Yachnitskiy - Col. Yarlykov
- Emma Tsesarskaya - Aksinya
Screenplay
- Iosif Olshansky (Scenario Writer)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Anxious Night about?
- The action takes place on one of the nights in October 1917 and is limited to the walls of a St. Petersburg apartment occupied by the wealthy noble family of the Starodubtsevs. The elder sister Anna (Elena Kuzmina) is a helpless, spoiled woman, far from life. She is unable to understand that her husband, Lieutenant Almazov, is one of the leaders of the counter-revolutionary conspiracy. The younger sister Maria has already chosen her path - she is with the revolutionaries, with the Bolsheviks. The landlord Yarlykov, having lost everything, dreams of running away from Russia, taking with him something more valuable. In the dramatic events taking place in the Starodubtsev family, echoes of the huge, decisive clashes of the revolution are guessed.
- Who directed The Anxious Night?
- The Anxious Night was directed by Tatyana Berezantseva.
- Who stars in The Anxious Night?
- The Anxious Night stars Boris Chirkov, Elena Kuzmina, Anatoliy Ignatyev, Anatoliy Larionov, Lyubov Sokolova, Nikolai Chistyakov.
- What genre is The Anxious Night?
- The Anxious Night is a Drama, TV Movie film.
- Where was The Anxious Night produced?
- The Anxious Night was produced in Soviet Union.