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Ukhad velikogo startsa
Also known as [The Departure of a Great Old Man], [Departure of a Grand Old Man]
(1912) Russia
B&W : Three reels / 800 metres
Directed by Yakov Protazanov and Elizaveta Thiman

Cast: Olga Petrova [Sofja Andreevna], Vladimir Shaternikov [Lev Tolstoy], Mikhail Tamarov [Vladimir Chertkov], Elizaveta Thiman [Alexandra L’vovna]

Thiemann and Reinhardt production. / Produced by Pavel Thiman (Paul Thiemann). Production design by Ivan Kavaleridze. Cinematography by Georges Meyer (Joseph-Louis Mundwiller) and Aleksandr Levitsky. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Petrova’s film debut.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 11 July 2025.

References: Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.