''The Last Attraction'' (russian: Последний аттракцион) is a 1929

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

film directed by

Ivan Pravov Ivan Konstantinovich Pravov (russian: Иван Константинович Правов; 4 November 1899 – 11 May 1971) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter. Filmography ;director * ''Women of Ryazan (Бабы рязанс� ...

and Olga Preobrazhenskaya.

Plot

The film tells of the entry into the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after ...

of young tight-rope walkers, and their fight against the soldiers of the Denikin army.

Starring

Ivan Bykov Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

as Kurapov *

Yelena Maksimova Yelena Aleksandrovna Maksimova ( rus, Еле́на Алекса́ндровна Макси́мова; November 23, 1905 – September 23, 1986) was a Soviet film actress, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1958). Selected filmography * Women of Ry ...

as Polly *

Raisa Puzhnaya Raisa may refer to *Raisa (given name) *Raisa (surname) * ''Raisa'' (album) by Raisa Andriana * ''Raisa'' (film), a 2015 Romanian short film *Raisa (singer) Raisa Andriana, better known by her mononym Raisa (born in Jakarta on 6 June 1990), is a ...

as Masha *

Naum Rogozhin Naum Rogozhin (russian: link=no, Наум Рогожин) was a Soviet actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1935). Biography Naum studied at the Faculty of Law at Kharkov University since 1900 to 1904. Since 1901 he played at the People’s Hous ...

as Klim Visloguby * A. Sashin as Serge *

Leonid Yurenev Leonid (russian: Леонид ; uk, Леонід ; be, Леанід, Ljeaníd ) is a Slavic version of the given name Leonidas. The French version is Leonide. People with the name include: *Leonid Andreyev (1871–1919), Russian playwright and ...

as VanichkaПоследний аттракцион (1929) Full Cast & Crew
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References

External links

* 1929 films 1920s Russian-language films Soviet black-and-white films {{1920s-USSR-film-stub