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The End of St. Petersburg

The End of St. Petersburg (1927)7.3 /10

Not Rated (US) · Soviet Union · None · 85 min · May 30, 1928 · More  
Written by:  Nathan Zarkhi

Storyline:  In the turbulent days before World War I, a naive peasant arrives in St. Petersburg seeking work, lodging with a Bolshevik family. When unrest erupts at the Lebedev factory, he unwittingly betrays his hosts, leading to their arrest. Consumed by guilt, he confronts factory bosses, triggering a brutal confrontation and his conscription into the imperial army. As war ravages Russia, hunger and revolution brew.

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