In the Quagmire

1927 film

  • Sergo Kldiashvili
  • Nikoloz Shengelaia
CinematographyAleksandre Digmelovi
Production
company
Sakhkinmretsvi
Release date
  • 1927 (1927)
Running time
70 minutesCountriesLanguagesSilent
Georgian intertitles

In the Quagmire (Russian: В трясине, romanized: Gaplangva) is a 1927 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic silent film directed by Ivane Perestiani.[1][2]

Plot

Vasily is an aspiring writer and Apollon works as a bank teller.[2] They spend all their free time in the casino, and gambling starts to feel like an addiction.[2] Apollon uses his government money for bets and ended up in prison. Vasily grieves the loss of his friend.[2]

Cast

  • Pavel Yesikovsky as Apollon Kazachkov
  • Piotr Morskoy as Vasily Reztsov
  • Maria Tenazi as Marusya
  • Ivan Kruchinin as Grandpa of Marusya
  • L. Privalov as Vasil Safonov
  • Marius Jakobini
  • Sofia Jozeffi
  • K. Lavretski

References

  1. ^ Rollberg p.527
  2. ^ a b c d "В трясине (1927)", kino-teatr.ru, retrieved 14 June 2022

Bibliography

  • Rollberg, Peter. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
  • In the Quagmire at IMDb


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