The cinematic adaptation of "The Storm" play by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. In a provincial town on the Volga River, the young and sensitive Katerina marries Tikhon, a violent drunkard, and thus enters the crude milieu of greedy salesmen, the "dark kingdom". Her mother-in-law, Kabanikha, rules the family with an iron fist and endlessly harasses Katerina. One day, when Tikhon is away, she meets Boris, a man who embodies everything Katerina is longing for.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Alla Tarasova, Ivan Chuvelyov, Mikhail Tsaryov, Varvara Massalitinova, Irina Zarubina, Mikhail Zharov
Crew: Vladimir Petrov (Director), Vyacheslav Gardanov (Director of Photography), Vladimir Petrov (Screenplay), Alexander Ostrovsky (Theatre Play), Vladimir Shcherbachov (Original Music Composer), Nikolai Suvorov (Production Design)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Studio: Lenfilm
Runtime: 85 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 25, 1934
IMDb: 5.8
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