

The Dying Swan
1917-01-17 · 49 min · ★ 6.5
After being betrayed by her playboy lover, a heartbroken mute young woman joins a ballet company; during a performance of “The Dying Swan,” she enraptures a painter obsessed with portraying death genuinely.
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- Directors
- Yevgeni Bauer
- Production companies
- A. Khanzhonkov and Co.
- Countries
- Russia
- Status
- Released
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Vera KaralliGizella Raccio
Vitold PolonskyViktor Krasovsky
Andrey GromovCount Valerian Sergeevich Glinskiy
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