Prostitute (1927)
Проститутка
A bold study on the dangers of prostitution in the Soviet Union in the 1920s. It's sort of dramatic fiction that tells the story of Lyuba, which after irremediable events, loses his honor, being obliged to exercise the oldest profession in the world to survive. She hopes for better days and a new opportunity. The film also shows us the story of two other women who also need hope.
- Date of release
- 1927-03-15
- TMDB
- 4.3 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Oleg Frelikh
Casting
- Vera Orlova — Nadezhda Tyrkina
- Vasili Yaroslavtsev — Pyotr, Orlova's husband
- Elisaveta Yarosh — Lyuba
- Olga Bonus — Varvara
- Ivan Lagutin — Vasiliy Dmitrich, neighbour
- Yevgenia Sheremetyeva — Manya, prostitute
- Aleksandr Ledashchev — Shura, komsomol member
- Yelizaveta Teplykh — Matchmaker
- Pavel Tamm — Kondratyev, butcher
- L. Krasina — Birman, doctor
- Mark Donskoy — Passerby
- Oleg Frelikh
Interesting facts
Prostitute also known as Slain by Life is a 1927 Soviet silent drama film directed by Oleg Frelikh.
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