The New Babylon

The New Babylon

1929
1h 32m
5.9

5.9/10

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Overview

In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.

Status: Released

Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sovkino
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Original Title Новый Вавилон
Release Date March 18, 1929
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0020230

Cast

Yelena Kuzmina
Yelena Kuzmina

Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant

Pyotr Sobolevsky
Pyotr Sobolevsky

Jean, French soldier

David Gutman
David Gutman

Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop

Sofiya Magarill
Sofiya Magarill

An actress

Andrei Kostrichkin
Andrei Kostrichkin

The main shop-assistant

Sergei Gerasimov
Sergei Gerasimov

Lutro, the journalist

Yanina Zheymo
Yanina Zheymo

Therese, a seamstress

Arnold Arnold
Arnold Arnold

Commune's Central Committee member

Boris Azarov
Boris Azarov

Soldier (uncredited)

Bernshtein
Bernshtein

Friko (uncredited)

Iraida Vinogradova
Iraida Vinogradova

(uncredited)

Emil Gal
Emil Gal

Bourgeois (uncredited)

Key Crew

Leonid Trauberg
Director
Grigori Kozintsev
Director
Leonid Trauberg
Writer
Grigori Kozintsev
Writer