The Bear's Wedding

1925 1h 8m RU

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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Konstantin Eggert both directed and starred as Count Shemet, cursed by his insane mother’s traumatic experience with a bear to have seizures during which he himself becomes a “bear” on the kill.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Konstantin Eggert
Kazimir Shemet / Count Mikhail Shemet
Vera Malinovskaya
Yulka
Natalya Rozenel
Mariya Ivinskaya
Aleksandra Kartseva
Adelina Shemet, count's wife
Yuri Zavadsky
Olgerd Keystut
Varvara Alyokhina
Old and demented Adelina
Alexander Geirot
Pastor Vittenbah
Olga Lenskaya
Tuska, woodcutter's daughter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Konstantin Eggert
Writers: Georgiy Grebner
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Konstantin Eggert, shot by Eduard Tisse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Konstantin Eggert and Vera Malinovskaya and Natalya Rozenel carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0017130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Konstantin Eggert directs. Eduard Tisse behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Konstantin Eggert, shot by Eduard Tisse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Konstantin Eggert and Vera Malinovskaya and Natalya Rozenel carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0017130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.