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The Queen of Spades (1916) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1916 · 63 mins
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- Directed by
- Yakov Protazanov
- Starring
- Ivan Mosjoukine, Georg Asagaroff, Polikarp Pavlov, Nikolai Panov, Vera Orlova, Tatiana Duvan
During a late‑night card game, Narumov recounts a story about his grandmother, the Countess, who cleared a gambling debt by mastering a secret card sequence that guarantees a win. Intrigued, Narumov’s friend German—never having gambled—becomes obsessed with learning the method. He courts the Countess’s ward, Lizaveta, to gain access to the secret.
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