''Satan Triumphant'' (russian: Сатана ликующий,
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Satana likuyushchiy) is a
1917
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silent film in
Russian directed by
Yakov Protazanov.
The film has not survived in its entirety; the endings of both episodes are missing.
Some of the film's inscriptions were lost. They were restored thanks to the help of Rolf Lindfors, the Curator of the Swedish Film Archives, who found the film's inscriptions in the Swedish Film Censorship Archive.
It also became known that in 1919 the film was forbidden by the
Swedish
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censorship to be shown in the country.
Plot
Pastor Talnoх furiously urges the flock to fight temptations, but he himself becomes a victim of temptation. In his house appears Satan, pushing the hero to theft and spiritual fall.
Cast (in credits order)
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Pavel Pavlov as Pavel, painter, hunchback
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Aleksandr Chabrov as
Satan
Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as Devil in Christianity, the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an non-physical entity, entity in the Abrahamic religions ...
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Natalya Lisenko
Natalya Andrianovna Lisenko (russian: Наталья Андриановна Лисенко, 10 August 1884 – 7 October 1969), also known as Nathalie Lissenko, was a Russians, Russian actress who was active during the silent era.
Biography
Nata ...
as Esther, Sandro's mother
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Ivan Mozzhukhin
Ivan Ilyich Mozzhukhin ( rus, Иван Ильич Мозжухин, p=ɪˈvan ɨˈlʲjitɕ mɐˈʑːʉxʲɪn; —18 January 1939), usually billed using the French transliteration Ivan Mosjoukine, was a Russian silent film actor.
Career in Ru ...
as Pastor Talnoх and his son Sandro van Gauguin
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Vera Orlova as Inga
See also
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Deals with the Devil in popular culture
The idea of making a deal with the devil has appeared many times in works of popular culture. These pacts with the Devil can be found in many genres, including: books, music, comics, theater, movies, TV shows and games. When it comes to making a c ...
References
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1917 films
Russian silent films
Russian black-and-white films
Films of the Russian Empire
Films directed by Yakov Protazanov
Articles containing video clips
Russian drama films
1917 drama films
1910s Russian-language films
Silent drama films
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