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Po Zakonu (1926)

Po Zakonu poster
Original title
По закону
Directed by
Lev Kuleshov
Genre
drama film, action film, silent film, crime film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
AL
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of gold prospectors in the Yukon dig for gold during the Klondike Gold Rush. When a man is killed among them, the survivors must decide how to deal with the suspected killer and justice in their isolated camp.

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What happens

By the Law (Russian: По закону, romanized: Po Zakonu) is an 83-minute silent action drama film released on 3 December 1926. The film was directed by Lev Kuleshov and produced by the Soviet production company Goskino. The narrative is based on the short story "The Unexpected" (1905) by Jack London. The plot concerns a group of gold prospectors in the Yukon region of Canada during the Klondike Gold Rush. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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