Thunderstorm
1934The cinematic adaptation of "The Storm" play by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. In a provincial town on the Volga River, the young and sensitive Katerina marries Tikhon, a violent drunkard, and thus enters the crude milieu of greedy salesmen, the "dark kingdom". Her mother-in-law, Kabanikha, rules the family with an iron fist and endlessly harasses Katerina. One day, when Tikhon is away, she meets Boris, a man who embodies everything Katerina is longing for.
Acted in
Alla Tarasova
as Katerina Petrovna Kabanova
Ivan Chuvelyov
as Tikhon Kabanov, her husband
Mikhail Tsaryov
as Boris Grigoriyevich, her lover
Varvara Massalitinova
as Marfa Ignatovna Kabanova, her mother-in-law
Irina Zarubina
as Barbara Kabanova, her sister-in-law
Mikhail Zharov
as Koudryash (as M.I. Jaroff)
Ekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya
as The Old Seer
Mikhail Tarkhanov
as Saveli Prokofiyevich Dikoy