After Death

Dec 29, 1915

0h 46m

★ 6.0

Overview

Young scholar Andrei, fascinated by haunting actress Zoia Kadmina, is surprised when she sends him a note. The two have a brief scheduled meeting, then three months later Andrei is shocked to learn she has died. He becomes obsessed with Zoia's memory and decides he must find out all that he can about her.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Production Companies

A. Khanzhonkov and Co.

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Cast

Andrei Bagrov

Vitold Polonsky

Aunt Kapitolina Markovna

Olga Rakhmanova

Tsenin

Georg Asagaroff

Zoia Kadmina

Vera Karalli

Princess Tarskaya

Marfa Kassatskaya

Zoia's mother

Mariya Khalatova

Zoia's sister

Tamara Gedevanova

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