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The New Babylon

The New Babylon

19295.91h 32m

Overview

In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.

Directed by Grigori Kozintsev
Written by Leonid Trauberg, Grigori Kozintsev
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Top Cast

Yelena Kuzmina

Yelena Kuzmina

Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant

Pyotr Sobolevsky

Pyotr Sobolevsky

Jean, French soldier

David Gutman

David Gutman

Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop

Sofiya Magarill

Sofiya Magarill

An actress

Andrei Kostrichkin

Andrei Kostrichkin

The main shop-assistant

Sergei Gerasimov

Sergei Gerasimov

Lutro, the journalist

Yanina Zheymo

Yanina Zheymo

Therese, a seamstress

Arnold Arnold

Arnold Arnold

Commune's Central Committee member

Boris Azarov

Boris Azarov

Soldier (uncredited)

B

Bernshtein

Friko (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

soviet unionparis commune

About The New Babylon

The New Babylon is a drama, history film released in 1929 exploring themes of soviet union, paris commune. Directed by Grigori Kozintsev, it stars Yelena Kuzmina, Pyotr Sobolevsky, David Gutman. In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.

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