''Resurrection'' ( es, Resurrección, links=no) is a 1931 Spanish-language adaptation of

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's 1899 novel ''

Resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, which ...

'' produced by

Universal Studios Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

, the same year they made the first English-language all-talking version of the film. The film was directed by

Eduardo Arozamena Eduardo Arozamena Lira (13 October 1875 – 21 May 1951) was a Mexican actor. His nickname was "El Nanche Arozamena". Son of Juan Arozamena and Guadalupe Lira y Argomanes. Initially a singer (baritone), theater actor, he later ventured into fil ...

and

David Selman David Selman (1878 – August 1, 1937) was an American film director.Langman & Finn p.86 Selected filmography * '' South Sea Love'' (1923) * ''Kentucky Days'' (1923) * ''Remember'' (1926) * ''Resurrection'' (1931) * '' The Westerner'' (1934) * ' ...

and starred Gilbert Roland and Lupe Vélez, who also starred in the English-language version.

Cast

* Lupe Vélez - Katyusha Maslova * Gilbert Roland - Prince Dmitir Nekhludov (*as Luis Alonso) *

Miguel Faust Rocha Miguel Faust Rocha (1898–1961) was an Argentine stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media s ...

- Capitan Shenbok *Soledad Jimenez - Maria *Amelia Senisterra - Princess Sofia *

Blanca de Castejón Blanca de Castejón (May 13, 1906 – December 26, 1969) was a Puerto Rican actress who is best remembered for her work in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, especially her award-winning supporting role in ''Escuela de vagabundos''. She wa ...

Ramón Pereda Marcelo Ramón Pereda Saro (1897–1986) was a Spanish-Mexican actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director.Agrasánchez p.106 He was married to the actresses María Antonieta Pons and Adriana Lamar. He appeared in the 1930 Spanish-language ...

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External links

* * 1931 films Films based on Resurrection American black-and-white films 1930s Spanish-language films Spanish-language American films 1931 drama films American drama films American multilingual films Films set in Russia 1931 multilingual films Films directed by David Selman 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub