Cross and Mauser
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Directed by | Vladimir Gardin |
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Production company | Goskino |
Release date | 8 November 1925 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Languages | Silent Russian intertitles |
Cross and Mauser (Russian: Крест и Маузер, romanized: Krest i mauzer) is a 1925 Soviet silent adventure film directed by Vladimir Gardin.[1]
Plot[]
The film takes place during the pre-revolutionary years and the initial period of the Soviet regime. At a monastery shelter in one of Russia's western towns, orphan Yulka gives birth to a son from the shepherd Jerome. Matron of the shelter Pavlikha as directed by the father kills the newborn baby and disposes of the corpse in the Jewish Quarter. The Black Hundreds are spreading the rumor that the murder was committed by the Jews for ritual purposes. Mayhem arises which is supported by the authorities of the city. The church refuses to shelter Jews fleeing from the violent thugs ...
Cast[]
References[]
- ^ Christie & Taylor p.428
Bibliography[]
- Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896-1939. Routledge, 2012.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1925 films
- Soviet films
- Soviet adventure films
- Russian adventure films
- Soviet silent films
- Russian-language films
- Films directed by Vladimir Gardin
- Soviet black-and-white films
- 1925 adventure films
- Russian black-and-white films
- Russian silent films
- 1920s Soviet film stubs