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The New Babylon

The New Babylon (1929)

1h 32m | PG-13

⭐ 5.896 / 10

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: Leonid Trauberg

Studio: Sovkino

Genre: Drama, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

Yelena Kuzmina

Yelena Kuzmina

as Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant

Pyotr Sobolevsky

Pyotr Sobolevsky

as Jean, French soldier

David Gutman

David Gutman

as Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop

Sofiya Magarill

Sofiya Magarill

as An actress

Andrei Kostrichkin

Andrei Kostrichkin

as The main shop-assistant

Sergei Gerasimov

Sergei Gerasimov

as Lutro, the journalist