By the Law

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"By the Law" is a 1926 Soviet silent drama film directed by Lev Kuleshov, renowned for its stark psychological portrayal of moral conflict and its innovative use of montage.

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instanceOf Soviet film
drama film
film
silent film
basedOn The Shot
The Unexpected
basedOnAuthor Jack London
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Konstantin Kuznetsov NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
director Lev Kuleshov
distributor Goskino
filmMovement Soviet montage school
surface form: Soviet montage
format silent
genre drama
psychological drama
hasFilmTechnique expressive montage editing
psychological close-ups
hasTitleInRussian По закону
medium 35 mm film
notableFor innovative use of montage
stark psychological portrayal of moral conflict
originalLanguage Russian intertitles
partOfDirectorFilmographyOf Lev Kuleshov
producedBy Goskino
productionCompany Goskino
releaseDecade 1920s
releaseYear 1926
runtimeMinutes approximately 80
screenwriter Lev Kuleshov
Viktor Shklovsky
setting Yukon
settingPeriod Klondike Gold Rush (1897–1898)
surface form: Klondike Gold Rush
starred Aleksandra Khokhlova
Sergei Komarov
Vladimir Fogel
theme isolation
justice
law and morality
violence

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Lev Kuleshov notableWork By the Law