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Holiday of St. Jorgen

Name: Holiday of St. Jorgen
Director: Yakov Protazanov
Released: 1930
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Nikolai Gladkov, Tretiakov, Natalya Vasilyeva, Aleksandr Vishnevsky, Ivan Arkadin

1930Yakov ProtazanovIMDb: 7.4/10

Synopsis

Satire of religious charlatanry where priests, police, and stock market officials conspire to fleece pilgrims who've come to see relics of a supposed saint. A pair of con men hatch a scheme to pass off one of the duo as the saint reincarnated.

Director

Yakov Protazanov

Cast

Feofan Shipulinsky

Nina Vasilyeva

Vladimir Uralskiy

Scherbakov

Editor's Choice Analysis

Holiday of St. Jorgen Review: A Hilarious 1930s Scam Movie

If you have an hour and a half to spare and want to see how people were making fun of greedy institutions back in 1930, you should definitely watch Holiday of St. Jorgen. It’s perfect for anyone who likes heist movies where the 'heist' is actually just a big social lie. If you're easily offended by jokes about church...

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Holiday of St. Jorgen

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ScoreCult MeterScore

74%Popularity57%

#269Archive Rank#83

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Holiday of St. Jorgen FAQ

The movie Holiday of St. Jorgen was directed by Yakov Protazanov.

Holiday of St. Jorgen was released in the year 1930.

Holiday of St. Jorgen has an IMDb rating of 7.4 out of 10.

Holiday of St. Jorgen is a movie from Soviet Union.

Holiday of St. Jorgen is categorised as Comedy in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

Holiday of St. Jorgen features Feofan Shipulinsky, Nina Vasilyeva, Vladimir Uralskiy, Scherbakov.

The screenplay for Holiday of St. Jorgen was written by Yakov Protazanov, Vladimir Shvejtser, Oleg Leonidov.

If you enjoy Holiday of St. Jorgen, you might also like Odin nasladilsya, drugoy rasplatilsya (1913), The Dagger Woman (1916), Panna Meri (1916), Bogatyr dukha (1918).

Yes, Holiday of St. Jorgen (1930) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Comedy qualities.