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The Dying Swan
The Dying Swan

The Dying Swan

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

49 mins

Rating

6.346/10

Release Date

17 January 1917

Country

Russia

Cast

Vera Karalli

Vera Karalli

Gizella Raccio

Aleksandr Kheruvimov

Aleksandr Kheruvimov

Gizella's Father Cherubino Raccio

Vitold Polonsky

Vitold Polonsky

Viktor Krasovsky

Andrey Gromov

Andrey Gromov

Count Valerian Sergeevich Glinskiy

Ivane Perestiani

Ivane Perestiani

Glinskiy's Friend

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