Resurrection
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Resurrection

8.0 / 10 1958 1h 46mNR German
Drama

Storyline

Young Prince Nechljudov is summoned as a judge in a murder trial. A rich merchant was found dead in the room of the inn where he was staying and the prostitute Maslova was accused of the crime. Nechljudov recognizes in the woman the maid of the aunts he had seduced and abandoned years before and tries to convince the authorities of her of his innocence but to no avail. Convinced that he is responsible for her moral fall, he follows her to Siberia where she must serve her sentence.

Cast & Crew

Horst Buchholz

Horst Buchholz

Iwanowitsch Nechljudoff

Lead
Myriam Bru

Myriam Bru

Katjuscha

Ruth Niehaus

Ruth Niehaus

Missy

Edith Mill

Edith Mill

Fedosia

Lea Massari

Lea Massari

Maria Pawlowa

Günther Lüders

Günther Lüders

Postbote

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Elisabeth Flickenschildt

Agrafena

Lina Carstens

Lina Carstens

Matrjona

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rolf Hansen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Resurrection is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker