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The Night Before Christmas
5.1 / 10• 1913• 41m•NR• Russian
ComedyFantasy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ivan Mosjoukine
Devil
Lead
Olga Obolenskaya
Oksana
LT
Lidiya Tridenskaya
Solokha
PL
Petr Lopuhin
Vakula
AK
Aleksandr Kheruvimov
Golova
PK
Pavel Knorr
Chub
PM
Praskovya Maksimova
Oksana's mother
AS
A. Sorin
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Władysław Starewicz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Night Before Christmas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
