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The Portrait (1915) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1915 · 45 mins
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- Directed by
- Władysław Starewicz
- Starring
- Andrey Gromov, Ivan Lazarev, V. Vasilyev, R. Krechetov
A man becomes increasingly unnerved as a strange portrait seems to exert a haunting influence over him. Adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s short story, the silent film originally ran about 45 minutes, yet only an eight‑minute fragment remains today, offering a glimpse of its eerie atmosphere and psychological tension.
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