Released:
1934-03-25

Overview:
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.

Director:
Vladimir Petrov

Runtime:
1h 25min

Genre:
Drama

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