---
title: 'The Law of Life (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Boris Ivanov'
released: '1940-08-07'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-law-of-life-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033293/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Law of Life (1940)

1940 · 101 min · Drama · Soviet Union

Original title: Закон жизни

## Synopsis

The Law of Life is a 1940 Soviet drama film directed by Boris Ivanov and Aleksandr Stolper and starring Daniil Sagal, Aleksandr Lukyanov and Oswald Glazunov. Despite its strong endorsement of communist ideology, the film was fiercely attacked in Pravda and withdrawn from release.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Boris Ivanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-ivanov-2), [Aleksandr Stolper](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-stolper)
- **Screenplay:** [Aleksandr Ostapovich Avdeenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-ostapovich-avdeenko), [Sergei Yermolinsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-yermolinsky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nikolay Kryukov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolay-kryukov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sergey Uralov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergey-uralov)

## Cast

- [Daniil Sagal](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniil-sagal)
- [Osvalds Glāznieks](https://cinepixo.com/people/osvalds-glaznieks)
- [Grigory Shpigel](https://cinepixo.com/people/grigory-shpigel)
- [Natalya Gitserot](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalya-gitserot)
- [Mikhail Sidorkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-sidorkin)
- [Nina Zorskaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-zorskaya)
- [Ivan Lyubeznov](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-lyubeznov)
- [Aleksey Alekseev](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksey-alekseev)

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