Summary
It's a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren, who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge, a decadent aristocrat and an estate superintendent, with surprising results.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 50
IMDb6.6
Audience score27%
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109106Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries
Released
1944
July 14, 1944
82 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 37
George SandersFedja Michailovitch Petroff
Linda DarnellOlga Kuzminichna Urbenin
Anna LeeNadina Kalenin
Edward Everett HortonCount "Piggy" Volsky
Hugo HaasAnton Urbenin
Laurie LaneClara Heller
John PhilliberPolycarp
Sig RumanKuzma
John AbbottLunin
Mary ServossMrs. Kalenin
André CharlotMr. Kalenin
Robert GreigGregory
Nina KoshetzGypsy Singer
Paul HurstOrloff
Charles TrowbridgeDoctor
Don BrodieBit Player (uncredited)
Jimmy ConlinMan Mailing Letter (uncredited)
Byron FoulgerClerk in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
John KellyBit Player (uncredited), Policeman (uncredited)- KMKate MacKennaWoman with Umbrella (uncredited)
Mike MazurkiTall Policeman Bending Over Petroff (uncredited)
Sharon McManusBeggar Child (uncredited)
Fred NurneyJudge in Kharkov (uncredited)
Frank OrthCafe Maitre d' at End (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Douglas Sirk Director, Adaptation, Writer
- William McGarry Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Robert Thoeren Writer, Additional Dialogue
- Rowland Leigh Screenplay
- Anton Chekhov Novel
Production · 3
- Seymour Nebenzal Producer
- Rudolf S. Joseph Associate Producer
- Walter Mayo Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Eugen Schüfftan Director of Photography
- Archie Stout Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gregg Tallas Editorial Services
Sound · 3
- Karl Hajos Original Music Composer, Music Director
- Fred Lau Sound
- Richard DeWeese Sound Recordist
Art · 2
- Emile Kuri Set Decoration
- Rudi Feld Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Lon Anthony Costume Design
- Max Pretzfelder Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Richard de Wesse Sound Recordist
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