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The World and the Flesh

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During the 1917 Russian revolution, a group of artistocrats find themselves in the custody of a brutal Communist revolutionary. He lusts after one of them, a ballerina, and gives her an ultimatum: give in to him or her friends will face the firing squad.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1932-04-22

Runtime: 74 mins

Director: John Cromwell

Writer: Oliver H.P. Garrett

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: The World and the Flesh

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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