''Ssanin'' is a 1924 Austrian-Polish

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directed by

Friedrich Feher Friedrich Feher (born Friedrich Weiß, 16 March 1889 – 30 September 1950) was an Austrian actor and film director. He first entered the film business in 1913, starting out as an actor but quickly gravitated toward directing. He is perhaps bes ...

and Boris Nevolin and starring

Magda Sonja Magda Sonja (born Věnceslava Johana Veselá; 23 May 1886 – 20 August 1974) was an Austrian-American actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1917 and 1936, although she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Mata Hari in '' Mata Hari: Th ...

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and Oscar Beregi Sr.Boele p.230 It is based on the novel '' Sanin'' by Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev.

Cast

as Lydia Ssanina, Wladimir's sister *

as Karssavina * Oscar Beregi Sr. as Wladimir Petrowitsch Ssanin *

Babette Devrient Babette may refer to: * Babette (given name), a feminine name * Babette (card game), a type of solitaire * Babette (clothing line) * ''Babette'' (film), a 1917 silent film * , a US Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 * 8344 Babett ...

as Mutter Ssanins * Hans Moser as Diener bei Ssanin *

Józef Węgrzyn Józef Wegrzyn (1884–1952) was a Polish film actor.Skaff p.107 Selected filmography * ''Ludzie bez jutra'' (1921) * ''Ssanin'' (1924) * ''The Unspeakable'' (1924) * ''The Unthinkable (1926 film), The Unthinkable'' (1926) * ''Księżna Łowicka' ...

as Viktor Sergejewitsch Sarudin *

Reinhold Häussermann Reinhold Häussermann (10 February 1884 – 4 April 1947) was a German-born Austrian stage and film actor. Haussermann appeared in twenty-one films during his career, largely in supporting roles in films such as Karl Leiter's '' The Missing Wife' ...

as Diener bei Sarudin * Richard Edon as Dr. Nowikow *

Günther Hadank Günther Hadank (20 October 1892, Berlin – 23 August 1973) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''Grand Hotel'' (1927) * '' Fair Game'' (1928) * ''Rasputin'' (1928) * '' Napoleon at St. Helena'' (1929) * '' M'' (1931) * ''Yorck'' (1931) * ...

as Jurij Swaretschitsch * Richard Duschinsky as Semjenow *

Viktor Franz The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

as Sselowejtschik *

Robert Valberg Robert Valberg (28 April 1884 – 15 October 1955) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Traitress'' (1911) * '' Ivan Koschula'' (1914) * '' The Silent Mill'' (1914) * '' Laugh Bajazzo'' (1915) * '' Money in the Stree ...

as Malinowsky *

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as Tanarew *

Hans Marr Hans Marr (born Johann Julius Richter; 22 July 1878 – 21 March 1949) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' The Black Hand'' (1917) * ''The Wandering Image'' (1920) * ''The Adventure of Doctor Kircheisen'' (1920) * '' Steuermann Holk'' ...

as Pjetr Iljitsch *

Karl Forest Karl Forest (1874–1944) was an Austrian actor. He was married to the actress Traute Carlsen. Selected filmography * ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923) * '' The Money Devil'' (1923) * '' Boarding House Groonen'' (1925) * ''The Guardsman'' (1925) * ...

as Betrunkenener * Fritz Strassny * Frau. Newolina * Boris Nevolin *

Gustav Diessl Gustav Diessl (30 December 1899 – 20 March 1948) was an Austrian artist, and film and stage actor. Biography Diessl was born Gustav Karl Balthasar Diessl in Vienna. In 1916, he was an extra on different stages in Vienna but was soon recruited ...

* Viktoria Pohl-Meiser

References

Bibliography

* Otto Boele. ''Erotic nihilism in late imperial Russia the case of Mikhail Artsybashev's Sanin.''. University of Wisconsin Press, 2009

External links

* 1924 films Austrian silent feature films Polish silent feature films Films directed by Friedrich Feher Films based on Russian novels Films set in Russia Austrian black-and-white films Polish black-and-white films {{Austria-film-stub

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