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RUNTIME
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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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We Live Again
"Two...who went through hell to find their heaven!"
1934 1h 25m EN
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SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 6
Drama
Synopsis
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Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her and himself in the process.
“Two...who went through hell to find their heaven!”
Cast
Anna Sten
Katusha Maslova
Fredric March
Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov
Jane Baxter
Missy Kortchagin
C. Aubrey Smith
Prince Kortchagin
Sam Jaffe
Gregory Simonson
Ethel Griffies
Aunt Marie
Gwendolyn Logan
Aunt Sophia
Jessie Ralph
Matrona Pavlovna
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rouben Mamoulian
- Writers
- Talbot Jennings, Edgar G. Ulmer
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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92 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, shot by Gregg Toland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Alfred Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Otho Lovering shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Anna Sten and Fredric March and Jane Baxter carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Two...who went through hell to find their heaven!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0025964 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rouben Mamoulian directs. Gregg Toland behind the camera. Alfred Newman scores. Otho Lovering cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 292 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, shot by Gregg Toland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Alfred Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Otho Lovering shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Anna Sten and Fredric March and Jane Baxter carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Two...who went through hell to find their heaven!".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0025964 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gregg Toland
- Original score
- Alfred Newman
- Editing
- Otho Lovering
- Costume design
- Omar Kiam
- Runtime
- 85 min · 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Rouben Mamoulian
Production companies
Who made it
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
US
Key crew
- AdaptationThornton Wilder
- Art DirectionRichard Day
- NovelLeo Tolstoy
- AdaptationLeonard Praskins
- ProducerSamuel Goldwyn
- Art DirectionSergei Soudeikin
- AdaptationPreston Sturges
- Costume DesignOmar Kiam
- Sound RecordistFrank Maher
- EditorOtho Lovering
- AdaptationMaxwell Anderson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- communism
- leo tolstoy
- russian
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1934-11-01NR
