The Beilis Case (1917)
Ukrainian silent courtroom drama about the trial on charges of Menachem Mendel Beilis in the ritual murder of 12-year-old Andrey Yushchinsky. Menahem Mendel Beilis was a Ukrainian Jew accused of ritual murder in Kyiv, in the then Russian Empire, in a notorious 1913 trial, known as the Beilis trial or Beilis affair.
Director: Nikolai Breshko-Breshkovsky
Genre: Drama, Crime
Release Date: April 24, 1917
Cast
- Yuriy Yakovlev - Mendel Beilis
- Malkevich-Khodakovskaya - Vera Chibiryak
- Stepan Kuznetsov - Investigator Krasovskiy
- Aksel Lundin - Mysterious citizen
- Sergei Tsenin - Valka Ryzhiy, the hooligan
- Pavel Znachkovsky - Secong hooligan
- Ivan Kachalov - Lembovetskiy
- Mesherskiy - Scheglovitov
Screenplay
Production: Svetoten, "Creo" of M. Bystritsky
Country: Russia
Language: No Language
Original Language: ru
Keywords
based on true story, silent film, 1910s, partially lost film
More Films by Director: Nikolai Breshko-Breshkovsky
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Beilis Case about?
- Ukrainian silent courtroom drama about the trial on charges of Menachem Mendel Beilis in the ritual murder of 12-year-old Andrey Yushchinsky. Menahem Mendel Beilis was a Ukrainian Jew accused of ritual murder in Kyiv, in the then Russian Empire, in a notorious 1913 trial, known as the Beilis trial or Beilis affair.
- Who directed The Beilis Case?
- The Beilis Case was directed by Nikolai Breshko-Breshkovsky.
- Who stars in The Beilis Case?
- The Beilis Case stars Yuriy Yakovlev, Malkevich-Khodakovskaya, Stepan Kuznetsov, Aksel Lundin, Sergei Tsenin, Pavel Znachkovsky.
- What genre is The Beilis Case?
- The Beilis Case is a Drama, Crime film.
- Where was The Beilis Case produced?
- The Beilis Case was produced in Russia.