Petersburg Nights(1934)

movie - first aired/released 1934-02-19 - 104 min - audience 5.8

Drama

Directed by Grigoriy Roshal, Vera Stroyeva

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.