House of Greed

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House of Greed
1933. Иудушка Головлев.webm
Russian: Иудушка Головлёв
Directed byAleksandr Ivanovsky
Written by
Starring
CinematographyVasili Simbirtsev
Music byAndrei Pashchenko
Production
company
Lensoyuzfilm
Release date
1933
Running time
94 min.
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

House of Greed (Russian: Иудушка Головлёв) is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Aleksandr Ivanovsky, based on Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel The Golovlyov Family.[1][2][3]

Plot

Porfiriy Golovlyov, nicknamed Iudushka for hypocrisy, becomes the heir to a rich estate. But wealth does not bring happiness to him or his family. A son and nieces of Iudushka die in poverty and humiliation, without waiting for help from a rich relative.

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