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The Dying Swan
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The Dying Swan

1917-01-17 · 49 min · ★ 6.5

Drama

After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinely.

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Directors
Yevgeni Bauer
Production companies
A. Khanzhonkov and Co.
Countries
Russia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Vera KaralliVera KaralliGizella Raccio
Aleksandr KheruvimovGizella's Father Cherubino Raccio
Vitold PolonskyVitold PolonskyViktor Krasovsky
Andrey GromovAndrey GromovCount Valerian Sergeevich Glinskiy
Ivane PerestianiIvane PerestianiGlinskiy's Friend

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