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Without Dowry

Original title: Bespridannitsa
  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 1h 21m
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6.7/10
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Without Dowry (1937)
DramaRomance

Larisa Ogudolova (Nina Alisova), unlike her sisters, refuses to obey her mother's wish that she marry a wealthy old man in order to collect a dowry. She falls in love with a dashing scoundre... Read allLarisa Ogudolova (Nina Alisova), unlike her sisters, refuses to obey her mother's wish that she marry a wealthy old man in order to collect a dowry. She falls in love with a dashing scoundrel who betrays her in about sixty minutes. Griefing, she turns down another suitor, honest ... Read allLarisa Ogudolova (Nina Alisova), unlike her sisters, refuses to obey her mother's wish that she marry a wealthy old man in order to collect a dowry. She falls in love with a dashing scoundrel who betrays her in about sixty minutes. Griefing, she turns down another suitor, honest but plain, who kills her in despair.

  • Directors
    • Yakov Protazanov
    • Aleksandr Rou
  • Writers
    • Aleksandr Ostrovskiy
    • Yakov Protazanov
    • Vladimir Shvejtser
  • Stars
    • Olga Pyzhova
    • Nina Alisova
    • Anatoli Ktorov
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    186
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    • Directors
      • Yakov Protazanov
      • Aleksandr Rou
    • Writers
      • Aleksandr Ostrovskiy
      • Yakov Protazanov
      • Vladimir Shvejtser
    • Stars
      • Olga Pyzhova
      • Nina Alisova
      • Anatoli Ktorov
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    Olga Pyzhova
    Olga Pyzhova
    • Kharita Ignatiyevna Ogudalova)
    • (as O. Pyzhova)
    Nina Alisova
    Nina Alisova
    • Larisa Dmitriyevna Ogudalova)
    • (as N. Alisova)
    Anatoli Ktorov
    Anatoli Ktorov
    • Sergei Sergeyevich Paratov
    • (as A. Ktorov)
    Mikhail Klimov
    • Mokei Parmenich Knurov
    • (as M. Klimov)
    Boris Tenin
    Boris Tenin
    • Vasili Danilovich Vozhevatov
    • (as B. Tenin)
    Vladimir Popov
    • Arkadi 'Robinzon' Shablitsev
    • (as V. Popov)
    Vladimir Balikhin
    Vladimir Balikhin
    • Yuli Kapitonich Karandyshev
    • (as V. Balikhin)
    Varvara Ryzhova
    • Yefrosina Potapovno, Larisa's Aunt
    • (as V. Ryzhova)
    V. Yelyutina
    • Voice dubbing: 1970 revision
    Anastasiya Zueva
    Anastasiya Zueva
    • Voice dubbing: 1970 revision
    • (as A. Zuyeva)
    Nikolay Aleksandrovich
    • Voice dubbing: 1970 revision
    • (as N. Aleksandrovich)
    Vladimir Kenigson
    Vladimir Kenigson
    • Voice dubbing: 1970 revision
    • (as V. Kenigson)
    Georgiy Vitsin
    Georgiy Vitsin
    • Voice dubbing: 1970 revision
    • (as G. Vitsin)
    Nikolay Boyarskiy
    Nikolay Boyarskiy
    • Scared boy
    • (uncredited)
    Varvara Popova
    Varvara Popova
      Mikhail Rozen-Sanin
      • muzh sestry Larisy
      • (uncredited)
      Anatoliy Zhukov
      • Kupets
      • (uncredited)
      • Directors
        • Yakov Protazanov
        • Aleksandr Rou
      • Writers
        • Aleksandr Ostrovskiy
        • Yakov Protazanov
        • Vladimir Shvejtser
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      • Trivia
        Olga Pyzhova's debut.
      • Alternate versions
        Restored version, M. Gorky Studios, 1970
      • Connections
        Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Anatoli Ktorov
      • Soundtracks
        Net, ne lyubil on
        ("No, he didn't love")

        An old Gipsy folk romance

        Russian text by Mikhail B. Medvedev

        Music by Alfons Guerchia

        Performed by Nina Alisova

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      • Release date
        • April 6, 1946 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Soviet Union
      • Language
        • Russian
      • Also known as
        • Bez miraza
      • Filming locations
        • Kinostudiya "Rot-Front", Russia(Studio)
      • Production company
        • Gosudarstvennoe Upravlenie Kinematografii i fotografii (GUKF)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 21 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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