Cross and Mauser

Cross and Mauser (Russian: Крест и Маузер, romanized: Krest i mauzer) is a 1925 Soviet silent adventure film directed by Vladimir Gardin.[1]

Cross and Mauser
Directed byVladimir Gardin
Written byLev Nikulin
CinematographyAleksandr Levitsky
Aleksandr Stanke
E. Stanke
Production
company
Release date
8 November 1925
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageSilent
Russian intertitles

Plot

The film takes place during the pre-revolutionary years and the initial period of the Soviet regime. At a monastery shelter in one of Russia's western towns, orphan Yulka gives birth to a son from the shepherd Jerome. Matron of the shelter Pavlikha as directed by the father kills the newborn baby and disposes of the corpse in the Jewish Quarter. The Black Hundreds are spreading the rumor that the murder was committed by the Jews for ritual purposes. Mayhem arises which is supported by the authorities of the city. The church refuses to shelter Jews fleeing from the violent thugs ...

Cast

References

  1. Christie & Taylor p.428

Bibliography

  • Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896-1939. Routledge, 2012.


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