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The Great Consoler (1933)

The Great Consoler poster
Original title
Великий утешитель
Directed by
Lev Kuleshov
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1933 Soviet drama is based on the life of American writer O. Henry and two of his stories. It follows events from his biography and adapts his fictional work.

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What happens

The Great Consoler (Russian: Великий утешитель, translit. Velikiy uteshitel) is a 1933 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kuleshov and starring Konstantin Khokhlov. The film is based on the facts from the biography of the American writer O. Henry and on his two novels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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