The Magpie
1959, Russian. Directed by Naum Trakhtenberg.
Aneta, the serf actress of Knyaz Skalinsky, amazes with her beauty and talented performance of Shchepin. After the performance, a frank conversation ensues between them. The interlocutor learns that Skalinsky, pursuing the actress for a long time, gave her lover — a young actor of the troupe — to the soldiers for twenty-five years. After much deliberation, Shchepin decides to help the girl, but is too late...
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Naum TrakhtenbergDirector
- Zinaida KirienkoAneta
- Nikolai AfanasyevShchepin
- Vladimir PokrovskiyKnyaz
- Viktor KorshunovStepan
- Anatoliy KubatskiyUgryumov
- Sergei Kalininmanager
- Aleksandr Gravesuccessor
- Nikolai Shaminlandlord
- Viktor Koltsovauthorized director of the Imperial Theaters
- Ivan LobyzovskiyKnyaz's hairdresser
- Pyotr Kiryutkinprompter (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 7 April 1959
- Original title
- Сорока-воровка
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Nikolai Kovarsky
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The Magpie runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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Which OTT platform is The Magpie on?
The Magpie isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 April 1959. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Magpie?
If you liked The Magpie, try Salomé, Hands of Stone, The Kindness of Strangers.
Who directed The Magpie?
The Magpie (1959) was directed by Naum Trakhtenberg and stars Zinaida Kirienko, Nikolai Afanasyev, Vladimir Pokrovskiy.