The Magpie_
Aneta, the serf actress of Knyaz Skalinsky, amazes with her beauty and talented performance of Shchepin. After the performance, a frank conversation ensues between them. The interlocutor learns that Skalinsky, pursuing the actress for a long time, gave her lover — a young actor of the troupe — to the soldiers for twenty-five years. After much deliberation, Shchepin decides to help the girl, but is too late...
Starring
Zinaida Kirienko, Nikolai Afanasyev, Vladimir Pokrovskiy
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Magpie was released 67 years ago in 1959.
Overview
Aneta, the serf actress of Knyaz Skalinsky, amazes with her beauty and talented performance of Shchepin. After the performance, a frank conversation ensues b...
The Magpie is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 18m.
CAST (11)
Zinaida Kirienko
Aneta
Nikolai Afanasyev
Shchepin
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
Knyaz
Viktor Korshunov
Stepan
Anatoliy Kubatskiy
Ugryumov
SK
Sergei Kalinin
manager
Aleksandr Grave
successor
Nikolai Shamin
landlord
Viktor Koltsov
authorized director of the Imperial Theaters
Ivan Lobyzovskiy
Knyaz's hairdresser
Pyotr Kiryutkin
prompter (uncredited)
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
78 min (1h 18m)
Country
SU
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What is The Magpie about?
Aneta, the serf actress of Knyaz Skalinsky, amazes with her beauty and talented performance of Shchepin. After the performance, a frank conversation ensues between them. The interlocutor learns that Skalinsky, pursuing the actress for a long time, gave her lover — a young actor of the troupe — to the soldiers for twenty-five years. After much deliberation, Shchepin decides to help the girl, but is too late...
How long is The Magpie?
The Magpie has a runtime of 78 minutes (1h 18m).
Who stars in The Magpie?
The cast of The Magpie includes Zinaida Kirienko, Nikolai Afanasyev, Vladimir Pokrovskiy, Viktor Korshunov, Anatoliy Kubatskiy.
GENRES (1)
Drama