Resurrection (1931 English-language film)

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Resurrection
Directed by Edwin Carewe
Written by Finis Fox, Leo Tolstoy [1]
Produced byE. M. Asher, Edwin Carewe, Carl Laemmle Jr. [1]
Starring John Boles
Lupe Vélez
Nance O'Neill
William Keighley
Rose Tapley
Michael Mark
Sylvia Nadina
George Irving
Edward Cecil
Mary Forman
Grace Cunard
Dorothy Flood
CinematographyRoben Kurrle, Al Green [1]
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin [1]
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • January 27, 1931 (1931-01-27)
Running time
81 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Resurrection is a 1931 American Pre-Code English-language adaptation of the 1899 Leo Tolstoy novel Resurrection produced by Universal Studios. It was an all-talking version.

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The film starred John Boles as well as Lupe Vélez.

It was directed by Edwin Carewe, who had also directed the previous 1927 silent adaptation. [1]

A Spanish language version, Resurrección was also made in the same year by Universal Studios., [1] John Boles and Lupe Vélez also starred in the Spanish-language version.

Plot

Cast

English version

The cast list is as follows: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Michelle Vogel (December 14, 2012). Lupe Vélez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's "Mexican Spitfire". McFarland. p. 186. ISBN   978-0-7864-8997-8.