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Tight 70-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
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Gobseck
1937 1h 10m RU
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Synopsis
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Early XIX century. Gloomy home lender Gobseck in a suburb of Paris β a silent witness of human tragedy and ruined lives. The power of money equalizes people of different classes and positions, forcing the usurer to ask humbly for a loan. But mountains of rotting goods, gold and silver scrap do not bring happiness to Gobseck. From his own greed he loses his mind and dies..
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Leonid Leonidov
Aleksandr Shatov
Galina Sergeyeva
Osip Abdulov
Yelena Gogoleva
Mikhail Sadovsky
Konstantin Eggert
Vladimir Uralskiy
Bankrupt official
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Konstantin Eggert
- Writers
- Oleg Leonidov, Konstantin Eggert
- Languages
- Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
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The take
Konstantin Eggert directs. Louis Forestier behind the camera. Vissarion Shebalin scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 70-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
- 289 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Konstantin Eggert, shot by Louis Forestier. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Vissarion Shebalin. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Leonid Leonidov and Aleksandr Shatov and Galina Sergeyeva carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0164612 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 1 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Louis Forestier
- Original score
- Vissarion Shebalin
- Production design
- P. Pavlinov
- Runtime
- 70 min Β· 1h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- RU
- IMDB
- Gobseck (1937)
Also by
Konstantin Eggert
Production companies
Who made it
- ME
Mezhrabpomfilm
SU
Key crew
- NovelHonorΓ© de Balzac
- Executive ProducerI. Krinkin
- Production DesignP. Pavlinov
- Camera OperatorAleksey Selyankin
- Sound DirectorNikolai Pisarev
- Second Assistant DirectorV. Krenskiy
- First Assistant DirectorVarvara Alyokhina
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1937-05-09
