The New Babylon (1929)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1929 (RU)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 32m

Overview

In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.

Grigori Kozintsev

Director, Writer

Leonid Trauberg

Director, Writer

Cast

Yelena Kuzmina's headshot

Yelena Kuzmina

Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant
David Gutman's headshot

David Gutman

Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop
Andrei Kostrichkin's headshot

Andrei Kostrichkin

The main shop-assistant
Sofiya Magarill's headshot

Sofiya Magarill

An actress
Arnold Arnold's headshot

Arnold Arnold

Commune's Central Committee member
Sergei Gerasimov's headshot

Sergei Gerasimov

Lutro, the journalist
Yevgeni Chervyakov's headshot

Yevgeni Chervyakov

National Guard's officer
Pyotr Sobolevsky's headshot

Pyotr Sobolevsky

Jean, the soldier

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