

It is Christmas Eve, and the town witches’ son, a blacksmith, seeks an honest marriage to his love who wishes for a pair of shoes fit for the Tsarina. A mischievous devil is trapped into providing service to the smith.

Ivan Mosjoukine
Devil
Lead
Olga Obolenskaya
Oksana
Lidiya Tridenskaya
Solokha
Petr Lopuhin
Vakula
Aleksandr Kheruvimov
Golova
Pavel Knorr
Chub
Praskovya Maksimova
Oksana's mother
A. Sorin
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Władysław Starewicz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Night Before Christmas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”