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.
as Dulcie
as Bill Porter
as Jim Valentine - aka Ralph D. Spenser
as Jim's mother
as Warden
as Detective Ben Price
as Sadie / Annabel's sister
as Black convict
as Convict
as Annabel Adams
as Banker Adams/ Reporter
as Innkeeper / Prosecutor / Inspector
as Jailguard
as Jailguard