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The Devil's Wheel

1926112 minSoviet Union
CrimeDrama

Synopsis

Sailor Ivan Shorin meets Valya during shore leave and misses his ship. What begins as a romantic diversion draws him into a criminal circle. Refusing to become a thief, he must decide whether to keep hiding or return to the authorities.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
40:35
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

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

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · «Севзапкино» · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

DirectorsGrigori KozintsevLeonid Trauberg

Behind the scenes

Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg directed this Soviet silent drama together, placing a sailor's misadventure within an urban criminal underworld.

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