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The Dying Swan
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Title: The Dying Swan

Release Date: 17 Jan 1917

Runtime: 49m

Genre: Drama

Director: A. Khanzhonkov and Co.

Production Companies: A. Khanzhonkov and Co.

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (38 votes)

Cast

  • Gizella Raccio: Vera Karalli
  • Gizella's Father Cherubino Raccio: Aleksandr Kheruvimov
  • Viktor Krasovsky: Vitold Polonsky
  • Count Valerian Sergeevich Glinskiy: Andrey Gromov
  • Glinskiy's Friend: Ivane Perestiani
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