The Magpie
Сорока-воровка
Synopsis
Aneta, the serf actress of Knyaz Skalinsky, amazes with her beauty and talented performance of Shchepin. After the performance, a frank conversation ensues between them. The interlocutor learns that Skalinsky, pursuing the actress for a long time, gave her lover — a young actor of the troupe — to the soldiers for twenty-five years. After much deliberation, Shchepin decides to help the girl, but is too late...
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Zinaida Kirienko
Aneta
Nikolai Afanasyev
Shchepin
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
Knyaz
Viktor Korshunov
Stepan
Anatoliy Kubatskiy
Ugryumov
Sergei Kalinin
manager
Aleksandr Grave
successor
Nikolai Shamin
landlord
Viktor Koltsov
authorized director of the Imperial Theaters
Ivan Lobyzovskiy
Knyaz's hairdresser
Pyotr Kiryutkin
prompter (uncredited)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Naum Trakhtenberg
- Screenplay & Story
- Aleksandr Gertsen, Nikolai Kovarsky, German Groshev, V. Poznanskiy
- Original Score
- Vasily Dekhteryov
- Original Title
- Сорока-воровка
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Naum Trakhtenberg
Aleksandr Gertsen, Nikolai Kovarsky, German Groshev, V. Poznanskiy
Vasily Dekhteryov
Mark Dyatlov
Lyudmila Feiginova
Naum Polyak, G. Oganesov
Department Leadership Roster
Naum Trakhtenberg
Director
Mark Dyatlov
Director of Photography
Lyudmila Feiginova
Editor
Valeriya Nisskaya
Costume Design
Nikolai Kovarsky
Writer
Vasily Dekhteryov
Original Music Composer
Valeriya Nisskaya
Production Design
Dilyara Ozerova
Costume Design
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What is The Magpie about?
Aneta, the serf actress of Knyaz Skalinsky, amazes with her beauty and talented performance of Shchepin. After the performance, a frank conversation ensues between them. The interlocutor learns that Skalinsky, pursuing the actress for a long time, gave her lover — a young actor of the troupe — to the soldiers for twenty-five years. After much deliberation, Shchepin decides to help the girl, but is too late...
Who directed The Magpie?
The Magpie was directed by Naum Trakhtenberg.
Who stars in The Magpie?
The principal cast of The Magpie includes Zinaida Kirienko, Nikolai Afanasyev, Vladimir Pokrovskiy, Viktor Korshunov, Anatoliy Kubatskiy.
When was The Magpie released and how long is it?
The Magpie was released in 1959 with a total runtime of 1h 18m.
Who composed the musical score for The Magpie?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Magpie was composed by Vasily Dekhteryov.
Is The Magpie based on a book or true story?
The Magpie is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Aleksandr Gertsen".