Gobseck (1937)

7.0/10 • 70 min • Drama

Overview

Early XIX century. Gloomy home lender Gobseck in a suburb of Paris — a silent witness of human tragedy and ruined lives. The power of money equalizes people of different classes and positions, forcing the usurer to ask humbly for a loan. But mountains of rotting goods, gold and silver scrap do not bring happiness to Gobseck. From his own greed he loses his mind and dies..

Cast

Leonid Leonidov

Aleksandr Shatov

Galina Sergeyeva

Osip Abdulov

Yelena Gogoleva

Mikhail Sadovsky

Konstantin Eggert

Vladimir Uralskiy

Bankrupt official

Yakov Volkov

Verbrest

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