The New Babylon

Overview

In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.

Director: Grigori Kozintsev

Cast

Yelena Kuzmina

Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant

Pyotr Sobolevsky

Jean, French soldier

David Gutman

Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop

Sofiya Magarill

An actress

Andrei Kostrichkin

The main shop-assistant

Sergei Gerasimov

Lutro, the journalist

Yanina Zheymo

Therese, a seamstress

Arnold Arnold

Commune's Central Committee member

Boris Azarov

Soldier (uncredited)

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Bernshtein

Friko (uncredited)