Thunderstorm

Thunderstorm

52% | Mar 25, 1934 | Drama

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.

Featured Cast

Vladimir Petrov
Director
Vyacheslav Gardanov
Director of Photography

Cast

Katerina Petrovna Kabanova
Alla Tarasova
Katerina Petrovna Kabanova
Tikhon Kabanov, her husband
Ivan Chuvelyov
Tikhon Kabanov, her husband
Boris Grigoriyevich, her lover
Mikhail Tsaryov
Boris Grigoriyevich, her lover
Marfa Ignatovna Kabanova, her mother-in-law
Varvara Massalitinova
Marfa Ignatovna Kabanova, her mother-in-law
Barbara Kabanova, her sister-in-law
Irina Zarubina
Barbara Kabanova, her sister-in-law

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