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Wolves and Sheep (1953)

Wolves and Sheep poster
Original title
Волки и овцы
Directed by
Vladimir Sukhobokov
Genre
comedy film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
3h 03m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a small Russian town, a wealthy widow is pursued by a down-on-his-luck aristocrat who wants her money. Her scheming aunt and a local landowner also try to manipulate her for their own gain.

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What happens

Wolves and Sheep (Russian: Волки и овцы, romanized: Volki i ovtsy) is a 1953 Soviet comedy-drama film directed by Vladimir Sukhobokov and starring Vera Pashennaya, Igor Ilyinsky and Tatyana Yeremeyeva. It is based on the 1875 play Wolves and Sheep by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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