''Resurrection'' is a 1918 American silent

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directed by Edward José and written by

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and Charles E. Whittaker. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Robert Elliott,

John St. Polis John M. St. Polis (born John Marie Sainpolis; November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor. Biography St. Polis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before starting his film career, he made a name for himself on the Broadway ...

, and Jere Austin. The film was released on May 19, 1918, by

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. It is not known whether the film currently survives, so it may be a

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, Katusha (Frederick), a servant, betrayed by Prince Nekludov (Elliott), a Russian officer and member of nobility, is forced through the inexorable Russian custom to become a woman of the streets. As a social outcast she is accused of the murder of prominent merchant and sentenced to Siberia by a jury on which the army officer is a member. Overcome by remorse he seeks the Czar and obtains a pardon for Katusha. Upon his arrival in Siberia he gives her the pardon and offers, in atonement for the wrong he has done her, to make her his wife. In the meantime, however, she has been taught right living by Simonson (St. Polis), a peasant, and is determined to stay with him until his sentence is complete.

Cast

* Pauline Frederick as Katusha * Robert Elliott as Prince Nekludov *

as Simonson *

Jere Austin Jere Austin (1876–1927) was an American silent film actor from Minnesota. He was born John Van Akin Austin and he began in films in 1914 and made his last appearance in Cecil B. DeMille's ''King of Kings'' (1927). Austin had entered films wi ...

as Shenbok

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* * 1918 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1918 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Edward José Films based on Resurrection American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films set in Russia 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub

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