Thunderstorm (1934)
Original title: Гроза
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The cinematic adaptation of "The Storm" play by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. In a provincial town on the Volga River, the young and sensitive Katerina marries Tikhon, a violent drunkard, and thus enters the crude milieu of greedy salesmen, the "dark kingdom". Her mother-in-law, Kabanikha, rules the family with an iron fist and endlessly harasses Katerina. One day, when Tikhon is away, she meets Boris, a man who embodies everything Katerina is longing for.
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Alla TarasovaKaterina Petrovna Kabanova
Ivan ChuvelyovTikhon Kabanov, her husbandMikhail TsaryovBoris Grigoriyevich, her lover
Varvara MassalitinovaMarfa Ignatovna Kabanova, her mother-in-law
Irina ZarubinaBarbara Kabanova, her sister-in-law
Mikhail ZharovKoudryash (as M.I. Jaroff)
Ekaterina Korchagina-AleksandrovskayaThe Old Seer
Mikhail TarkhanovSaveli Prokofiyevich DikoyMovie DNA
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What is Thunderstorm about?
The cinematic adaptation of "The Storm" play by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. In a provincial town on the Volga River, the young and sensitive Katerina marries Tikhon, a violent drunkard, and thus enters the crude milieu of greedy salesmen, the "dark kingdom". Her mother-in-law, Kabanikha, rules the family with an iron fist and endlessly harasses Katerina. One day, when Tikhon is away, she meets Boris, a man who embodies everything Katerina is longing for.
How long is Thunderstorm?
Thunderstorm has a runtime of 85 minutes.