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Marionettes
Marionettes
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Marionettes

Original Title: Марионетки

1934
1h 23m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1934

Runtime

1h 23m

Storyline

Fearing the Soviet Union, rich businessmen who want more influence in Europe decide to give the nation of Boufferia a new king, an easy to handle drunkard.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Feb 2, 1934
Languages
Russian
Director
Yakov Protazanov
Yakov Protazanov
Production
Mezhrabpomfilm
Mezhrabpomfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

29 Cast Members

Anatoli Ktorov

Anatoli Ktorov

Do - The Prince

Nikolai Radin

Nikolai Radin

Re - The Archbishop

Valentina Tokarskaya

Valentina Tokarskaya

Mi - The Singing Star

Konstantin Zubov

Konstantin Zubov

Fa - The Fascist

Sergei Martinson

Sergei Martinson

Sol - The Hairdresser

Mikhail Klimov

Mikhail Klimov

La - The Prime Minister

Sergey Tikhonravov

Sergey Tikhonravov

Si - The Trading Politician

Leonid Leonidov

Leonid Leonidov

DER NI, head of military industry

Vasiliy Toporkov

Vasiliy Toporkov

Marionette theatre owner

Ivan Arkadin

Ivan Arkadin

Master of ceremonies

Osip Basov

Poet

Nikolai Bubnov

Nikolai Bubnov

Philosopher

Vladimir Popov

Vladimir Popov

White army general

Mikhail Zharov

Mikhail Zharov

Border checkpoint commander

Pyotr Galadzhev

Pyotr Galadzhev

Clerk

Sergei Komarov

Ieronimus (uncredited)

Mikhail Rozen-Sanin

Mikhail Rozen-Sanin

Gently leader (uncredited)

Mikhail Kholodov

Ambassador of Bufferia (uncredited)

Ivan Zaytsev

(uncredited)

Ivan Bobrov

Ivan Bobrov

Fascist (uncredited)

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