''Ssanin'' is a 1924 Austrian-Polish

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

directed by

Friedrich Feher Friedrich Feher (born Friedrich Weiß, 16 March 1889 – 30 September 1950) was an Austrian actor and film director. He first entered the film business in 1913, starting out as an actor but quickly gravitated toward directing. He is perhaps best ...

and Boris Nevolin and starring Magda Sonja, Inez Allegri and

Oscar Beregi Sr. Oscar Beregi (born Oszkár Beregi, 24 January 1876 – 18 October 1965) was a Hungarian-Jewish actor who appeared primarily in German films. Biography Beregi was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was the father of actor Oscar Beregi Jr. He a ...

Boele p.230 It is based on the novel '' Sanin'' by

Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev (russian: Михаи́л Петро́вич Арцыба́шев, pl, Michał Arcybaszew; November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1927) was a Ukrainian writer and playwright, and a major proponent of the literary style known ...

Cast

* Magda Sonja as Lydia Ssanina, Wladimir's sister * Inez Allegri as Karssavina *

as Wladimir Petrowitsch Ssanin *

Babette Devrient Babette may refer to: * Babette (given name), a feminine name * Babette (card game), a type of solitaire * Babette (clothing line) * ''Babette'' (film), a 1917 silent film * , a US Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 * 8344 Babe ...

as Mutter Ssanins * Hans Moser as Diener bei Ssanin * Józef Węgrzyn as Viktor Sergejewitsch Sarudin *

Reinhold Häussermann Reinhold Häussermann (10 February 1884 – 4 April 1947) was a German-born Austrian stage and film actor. Haussermann appeared in twenty-one films during his career, largely in supporting roles in films such as Karl Leiter's '' The Missing Wife ...

as Diener bei Sarudin *

Richard Edon Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

as Dr. Nowikow *

Günther Hadank Günther Hadank (20 October 1892, Berlin – 23 August 1973) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' Grand Hotel'' (1927) * '' Fair Game'' (1928) * '' Rasputin'' (1928) * '' Napoleon at St. Helena'' (1929) * '' M'' (1931) * '' Yorck'' (1931 ...

as Jurij Swaretschitsch *

Richard Duschinsky Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

as Semjenow *

Viktor Franz The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

as Sselowejtschik *

Robert Valberg Robert Valberg (28 April 1884 – 15 October 1955) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Traitress'' (1911) * ''Ivan Koschula'' (1914) * ''The Silent Mill'' (1914) * ''Laugh Bajazzo'' (1915) * ''Money in the Streets'' ...

as Malinowsky * Nikolaus von Lovrie as Tanarew * Hans Marr as Pjetr Iljitsch *

Karl Forest Karl Forest (1874–1944) was an Austrian actor. He was married to the actress Traute Carlsen. Selected filmography * ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923) * ''The Money Devil'' (1923) * ''Boarding House Groonen'' (1925) * ''The Guardsman'' (1925) * ' ...

as Betrunkenener *

Fritz Strassny Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin ...

* Frau. Newolina * Boris Nevolin *

Gustav Diessl Gustav Diessl (30 December 1899 – 20 March 1948) was an Austrian artist, and film and stage actor. Biography Diessl was born Gustav Karl Balthasar Diessl in Vienna. In 1916, he was an extra on different stages in Vienna but was soon recruite ...

* Viktoria Pohl-Meiser

References

Bibliography

* Otto Boele. ''Erotic nihilism in late imperial Russia the case of Mikhail Artsybashev's Sanin.''. University of Wisconsin Press, 2009

External links

* 1924 films Austrian silent feature films Polish silent feature films Films directed by Friedrich Feher Films based on Russian novels Films set in Russia Austrian black-and-white films Polish black-and-white films {{Austria-film-stub

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