Cross and Mauser

Cross and Mauser
Cross and Mauser
Directed by	Vladimir Gardin
Written by	Lev Nikulin
Cinematography	Aleksandr Levitsky; Aleksandr Stanke; E. Stanke;
Production; company	Goskino
Release date	8 November 1925;
Country	Soviet Union
Languages	Silent ; Russian intertitles

Cross and Mauser (Russian: Крест и Маузер, romanized: Krest i mauzer) is a 1925 Soviet silent adventure film directed by Vladimir Gardin.^[1]

Plot

Cross and Mauser (1925)

The film takes place during the pre-revolutionary years and the initial period of the Soviet regime. At a monastery shelter in one of Russia's western towns, orphan Yulka gives birth to a son from the shepherd Jerome. Matron of the shelter Pavlikha as directed by the father kills the newborn baby and disposes of the corpse in the Jewish Quarter. The Black Hundreds are spreading the rumor that the murder was committed by the Jews for ritual purposes. Mayhem arises which is supported by the authorities of the city. The church refuses to shelter Jews fleeing from the violent thugs ...

Cast

References

^ Christie & Taylor p.428

Bibliography

Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896-1939. Routledge, 2012.

External links

Cross and Mauser at IMDb

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[1] Christie & Taylor p.428

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