House of Greed

House of Greed () is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky, based on Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel The Golovlyov Family.

Plot

Porfiriy Golovlyov, nicknamed Iudushka for hypocrisy, becomes the heir to a rich estate. But wealth does not bring happiness to him or his family. A son and nieces of Iudushka die in poverty and humiliation, without waiting for help from a rich relative.

Cast

Vladimir Gardin as Porfiriy Golovlyov

Tatyana Bulakh-Gardina as Annenka

Nina Latonina as Lyubinka

Yekaterina Korchagina-Aleksandrovskaya as Ulita

Mikhail Tarkhanov as Derunov

Irina Zarubina as Evprakseya

Vladimir Taskin as Petenka

Pavel Bogdanov as Kukishev

Vera Streshnyova as Galkina

Nadezhda Skarskaya as Grandmother

References

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1933 films

1930s Russian-language films

Soviet black-and-white films

Soviet drama films

1933 drama films

Films based on Russian novels