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Cast
Fyodor Nikitin
as Musician
Tatyana Okova
as Musician's wife
Yakov Gudkin
as Yasha
Galina Shaposhnikova
as Galya, Yasha's sister
Aleksey Maseyev
as Yasha's and Galya's father
Valeri Solovtsov
as Neighbour-profiteer
A. Bastunova
as Profiteer's wife
Viktor Plotnikov
as Profiteer
Gleb Bushtuyev
as House manager
Viktor Portnov
as Manager's assistant
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1927
Runtime0h 49m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes3
DirectorFridrikh Ermler
WritersBoris Leonidov
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHouse in the Snow-Drifts
About House in the Snow-Drifts
An adaptation of Evgenii Zamiatin’s short story “The Cave,” about a musician dying of hunger in his large, unheated Petersburg apartment because he was not needed in the revolutionary city.
Directed by Fridrikh Ermler, House in the Snow-Drifts leans on a strong ensemble — Fyodor Nikitin, Tatyana Okova, Yakov Gudkin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1927.
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