The Keys to Happiness
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Manya Eltsova
Steinbach
Harald
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Directed by Vladimir Gardin and Yakov Protazanov, this two-part epic was the most expensive Russian film at the time and smashed box office records. It is now considered lost, with only a 4 minute clip surviving.
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1913-01-02
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