Behind the Screen (1917)
Famous Russian screen actors play themselves in this drama about the lives of actors. Thirteen minutes of the film survive.
Top billed cast
Nathalie LissenkoNatalya Lisenko
Ivan MosjoukineIvan Mosjoukine
Nikolai PanovThe owner of film atelier- Lirsky
Iona Talanov- Andrei Brei
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