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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 994

Morozko

192440 minSoviet Union

Synopsis

A stepmother sends a young woman into the winter forest, expecting the cold to dispose of her. Instead, the girl's encounter with Father Frost rewards her kindness. When she returns with unexpected riches, the stepmother tries to secure the same fortune for her own daughter, whose very different behavior changes the outcome.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 35:16
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · «Межрабпом-Русь» · Public domain

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Cast

Boris Livanov

Varvara Massalitinova

Vasili Toporkov

Klavdiya Yelenskaya

DirectorsYuri Zhelyabuzhsky

Inspirations

This silent adaptation uses the Russian Father Frost folktale to contrast generosity with greed. It predates the better-known sound version of Morozko by several decades.

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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

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