

The New Babylon
Drama
History
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1929-01-01
Runtime:
1h 32m
Director:
Grigori Kozintsev
Writer:
Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg
Top Cast

Yelena Kuzmina
Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant

David Gutman
Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop

Andrei Kostrichkin
The main shop-assistant

Sofiya Magarill
An actress

Arnold Arnold
Commune's Central Committee member

Sergei Gerasimov
Lutro, the journalist

Yevgeni Chervyakov
National Guard's officer

Pyotr Sobolevsky
Jean, the soldier

Yanina Zheymo
Therese, a seamstress

Oleg Zhakov
National Guard's soldier

Vsevolod Pudovkin
Police intendent

Lyudmila Semyonova
Can-can dancer
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