Penal Servitude (1928)
Overview
Early Soviet prison camp depiction set to the years of Revolution.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 0.402 |
Directed By
Yuli Raizman
Crew
Leonid Kosmatov
Vasily Komardenkov
Yuli Raizman
Sergey Yermolinsky
TOP CAST
Andrei Zhilinsky
Ilya Berts
Pavel Tamm
Peshekhonov
Vladimir Taskin
Illarion Ostrobeylo
Mikhail Yanshin
Telegraphist
Boris Lifanov
Katulsky
Vladimir Popov
Chernyak
Ivan Lavrov
Uncredited
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