- Ukhod Velikovo Startsa
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producer =Yakov Protazanov , Elizaveta Thiman
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starring =Olga Petrova ,Vladimir Shaternikov,Mikhail Tamarov,Elizaveta Thimanmusic =
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released = 1912
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country =Russian Empire
language =Silent film
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imdb_id = 0256672Ukhod velikovo startza , also known as Departure of a Grand Old Man made in
Russia in 1912 , is a silent film adapted fromLeo Tolstoy 's 1890 short storyFather Sergius . It was actressOlga Petrova 's first silent film. It was produced and directed byYakov Protazanov and Elizaveta Thiman. The film depicts a group ofpeasants who come to the home of Leo Tolstoy to ask for land. Tolstoy explains to them that his wife owns the land and she will not help them. Tolstoy and his wife have many arguments afterward and he becomes depressed and overwhelmed by the problems around him. It ends with Tolstoy on his death bed being visited byChrist . The film was banned because of the negative portrayal of Tolstoys wife Sophie Behrs Tolstoy though Tolstoy’s family fortune was due to his efficiency in managing his money that came from his writings and his estates.Cast
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Olga Petrova
*Vladimir Shaternikov
*Mikhail Tamarov
*Elizaveta Thiman ee also
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Yakov Protazanov
*Cinema of the Russian Empire External links
*imdb title|id=0002136|title=Ukhod velikovo startza
* [http://www.filmreference.com/Directors-Pe-Ri/Protazanov-Yakov.html Film reference] Films of Yakov Protazanov
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