Directed by Vladimir Gardin Release date 8 November 1925 Director Vladimir Gardin | Written by Lev Nikulin Country Soviet Union Cinematography Aleksandr Levitsky | |
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Language Silent
Russian intertitles Production company State Committee for Cinematography Similar Anna Karenina, The Poet and the Tsar, A Spectre Haunts Europe | ||
Cross and Mauser (Russian: Крест и Маузер, Krest i mauzer) is a 1925 Soviet silent adventure film directed by Vladimir Gardin.
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Plot
The film takes place during the pre-revolutionary years and the initial period of the Soviet regime. At a monastery shelter in one of Russia's western towns, orphan Yulka gives birth to a son from the shepherd Jerome. Matron of the shelter Pavlikha as directed by the father kills the newborn baby and disposes of the corpse in the Jewish Quarter. The Black Hundreds are spreading the rumor that the murder was committed by the Jews for ritual purposes. Mayhem arises which is supported by the authorities of the city. The church refuses to shelter Jews fleeing from the violent thugs ...
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