The Great Consoler
1933, Russian. Directed by Lev Kuleshov.
The Great Consoler is Lev Kuleshov’s most personal film reflecting both the facts of his life and his thoughts about the place of the artist in contemporary reality. It was the only film in the Soviet cinema of those years that raised the question of what role a creative person played in society.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Lev KuleshovDirector
- Alexandra KhokhlovaDulcie
- Konstantin KhokhlovBill Porter
- Ivan NovoseltsevJim Valentine - aka Ralph D. Spenser
- O. RayevskayaJim's mother
- Vasiliy KovriginWarden
- Andrey FaytDetective Ben Price
- Valentina LopatinaSadie / Annabel's sister
- Weyland Rodd Sr.Black convict
- Andrei GorchilinConvict
- Galina KravchenkoAnnabel Adams
- Pyotr GaladzhevBanker Adams/ Reporter
- Mikhail DoroninInnkeeper / Prosecutor / Inspector
Details
- Released
- 17 November 1933
- Original title
- Великий утешитель
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksandr Kurs, Lev Kuleshov
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The Great Consoler runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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The Great Consoler isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 November 1933. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Great Consoler, try Girl in the Box, Come Sunday, Hands of Stone.
Who directed The Great Consoler?
The Great Consoler (1933) was directed by Lev Kuleshov and stars Alexandra Khokhlova, Konstantin Khokhlov, Ivan Novoseltsev.