The Kreutzer Sonata (1920 film)

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The Kreutzer Sonata
Directed by Umberto Fracchia
Written by Leo Tolstoy (story)
Cinematography Giovanni Merli
Production
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Tespi Film
Distributed byTespi Film
Release date
  • August 1920 (1920-08)
CountryItaly
LanguagesSilent
Italian intertitles

The Kreutzer Sonata (Italian:La sonata a Kreutzer) is a 1920 Italian silent film directed by Umberto Fracchia. [1] The film is based Leo Tolstoy's 1889 novella of the same name. It is also known by the alternative title A Page from Life.

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  1. Bernardini & Martinelli p.340

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