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Protsess o trekh millionakh
(The Case of the Three Million)
Also known as [Three Thieves], [The Three Millions Trial]
(1926) Soviet Union
B&W : [?] Six? reels
Directed by Yakov Protazanov

Cast: Olga Zhizneva [Noris Ornano, the banker’s wife], Aleksandr Glinsky [the innkeeper], Vladimir Mikhaylov [a monk], Marc Ziboulsky [a monk], Boris Shlikhting [the police chief], Mikhail Yarov [a policeman], Serafima Birman [sitting Lady with a rose], Sofya Levitina [audience member in court], Olga Bobrova, Igor Ilinskii, Mikhail Klimov, Anatolii Ktorov, Gulbike Sherbatova

Mezhrabpom-Rus’ production. / Scenario by Yakov Protazanov + [Valentin Turkin], from the short story “The Three Thieves” by Notari. Art Direction by Isaak Rabinovich. Assistant director, Yuli Raizman. Cinematography by Pyotr Yermolov. Special effects by Nikolai Sorokin. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the Netherlands by FIM Film in 1928. The film was released in the USA by Amkino Corporation on 29 October 1933.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 21 February 2016.

References: Bardèche-History p. 279; Youngblood-Soviet pp. 78, 104, 105-106, 111, 115, 123, 175, 262, 318 : Website-IMDb.