The Devil's Wheel

The Devil's Wheel
Directed by	Grigori Kozintsev Leonid Trauberg
Written by	Adrian Piotrovsky Veniamin Kaverin (story)
Starring	Pyotr Sobolevsky Sergei Gerasimov Yanina Zhejmo Sergey Martinson
Cinematography	Andrei Moskvin
Production company	Leningradkino
Release date	16 March 1926 (1926-03-16)
Running time	2,650 meters (112 minutes)
Country	Soviet Union
Languages	Silent film Russian intertitles

The Devil's Wheel (Russian: Чёртово колесо, romanized: Chyortovo koleso) is a 1926 Soviet silent crime action film directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg.

Plot

During a walk in the garden of the People's House, sailor Ivan Shorin meets Valya and, having missed the scheduled time is late for the ship which is departing for a cruise. The next morning he has to go to a distant foreign trek and his slight delay has turned into a desertion. The young people are sheltered by artists who turn out to be ordinary punks. Not wanting to become a thief, Ivan runs away and surrenders himself to the authorities. After the trial of his friends and just punishment, he returns to his former life.

Cast

• Pyotr Sobolevsky – Ivan Shorin, sailor from the cruiser "Aurora"
• Lyudmila Semyonova – Valka, street girl
• Sergei Gerasimov – Magician "Human-Question", leader of the bandit gang
• Emil Gal – Entertainer Coco, "Question"'s friend
• Yanina Zhejmo – Girl from the gang
• Sergey Martinson – Orchestra conductor
• Andrei Kostrichkin – One of the inhabitants of the bandits' den
• Nikolai Gorodnichev – Punk "Superintendent"
• Antonio Tserep – Cellar owner

External links

• The Devil's Wheel at IMDb