A Gentle Creature (1960 film)

A Gentle Creature
Russian: Кроткая
Directed by	Aleksandr Borisov
Written by	Aleksandr Borisov Fyodor Dostoevsky Akiba Golburt
Starring	Iya Savvina Andrei Popov Vera Kuznetsova Panteleymon Krymov Zinaida Dorogova
Cinematography	Vladimir Chumak Dmitriy Meskhiev
Music by	Lyutsian Prigozhin
Production company	Lenfilm
Release date	12 October 1960 (1960 -10-12)
Running time	68 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

A Gentle Creature (Russian: Кроткая, romanized: Krotkaya) is a 1960 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Borisov.[1][2][3] A screen adaptation of the story of the same name by Dostoevsky.

Plot

From lack of money, a girl without a dowry marries a usurer. But later she learns about her husband's past: about the circumstances under which he left the regiment. The meek one tries to rebel against life with her despised husband.[4]

Cast

• Iya Savvina[5] as Gentle Woman
• Andrei Popov as Pawnbroker
• Vera Kuznetsova as Lukerya
• Panteleymon Krymov as Officer Yefimovich (as Pantelejmon Krymov)
• Zinaida Dorogova as episode
• Aleksandr Gustavson as Officer
• Nikolai Kryukov as Lieutenant
• Georgiy Kurovskiy as Officer[6]

References

1. ""Читайте Достоевского": ко дню рождения известного писателя в библиотеке района организовали серию мероприятий". Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
2. "Экранизацию повести Достоевского покажут в кинотеатре "Вымпел"". Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
3. Новый фильм «Клетка»: Классика или современность?
4. A Gentle Creature on KinoPoisk
5. Звезда пленительного несчастья
6. A Gentle Creature (1960) Full Cast / Crew

External links

• A Gentle Creature at IMDb