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
Crew
Konstantin Eggert
Director, Scenario Writer
Oleg Leonidov
Writer
Honoré de Balzac
Novel
Louis Forestier
Director of Photography
Varvara Alyokhina
First Assistant Director
V. Krenskiy
Second Assistant Director
I. Krinkin
Executive Producer
P. Pavlinov
Production Design
Aleksey Selyankin
Camera Operator
Nikolai Pisarev
Sound Director
Vissarion Shebalin
Original Music Composer