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7.6
/10
45 Ratings

THE GREAT CONSOLER

Великий утешитель

Directed by Lev Kuleshov
Soviet Union, 1933
Drama
  • 9292 minutes

Synopsis

America, 1899. Bill Porter is in prison. His writing skills earn him privileges, sparing him the inhumane treatment of other prisoners. Aware of this brutality but mindful of his advantage, he refuses to write about prison. Instead, he consoles his maltreated friends with wildly romantic fantasies.

Synopsis

America, 1899. Bill Porter is in prison. His writing skills earn him privileges, sparing him the inhumane treatment of other prisoners. Aware of this brutality but mindful of his advantage, he refuses to write about prison. Instead, he consoles his maltreated friends with wildly romantic fantasies.