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Dvenadtsataya Noch

Alternative title
Twelfth Night
Synopsis
Russian adaptation of the play. Katya Luchko is Viola.
Language
Russian
Country
Former USSR
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1955
Duration
90 mins

Credits

Director
Yan Fried
Producer
Yan Fried
Cinematographer
Yevgeni Shapiro
Writer
William Shakespeare
Screenplay
Yan Fried
Music
A. Zhivotov
Art Direction
S. Malkin
Cast
Katya LuchkoViola (later disguised as Cesario)
V MedvedievOrsino, Duke of Illyria
Vasili MerkuryevMalvolio
Bruno FrejndlikhFeste
Alla Larionova 
Anna LisyanskayaMaria
Georgi VitsinSir Andrew Aguecheek
Katya LuchkoSebastian
Mikhail YanshinSir Toby Belch
Sergei FilippovFabian

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Historical period
Medieval
Plays
Twelfth Night
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
cinema; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Notes

Notes
The Folger Shakespeare Library holds a photocopy of dialogue script, Russian and English in parallel columns.

Available on DVD from russlovo.com NTSC only (11/2007).

Spoken in Russian with English sub-titles.
Reviews
A.H. Weiler, New York Times (March 5 1956). "...Conversely, this Twelfth Night is firmly planted in the 16th century, and thus looks as though it was staged by librarians rather than filmmakers" User comment IMDb.

Production Company

Name

Lenfilm

Archive

Name

Birmingham Shakespeare Library

Email
arts.library@birmingham.gov.uk
Web
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
0121 303 4227
Fax
0121 464 1005
Address
Birmingham Central Library
Arts Language and Literature
Chamberlain Square
BIRMINGHAM
B3 3HQ
United Kingdom
Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email
reference@folger.edu
Web
http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
Phone
(202) 544 4600
Fax
(202) 544 4623
Address
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA

Distributor (Hire)

Name

BFI Film Bookings Unit

Email
bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7957 8938 / 8935
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Online Retailer

Name

russlovo.com

Email
order@russlovo.com
Web
http://www.russlovo.com External site opens in new window
Phone
1-718-680-4787
Address
Sunset Station
Brooklyn
New York 11220
USA

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