---
title: 'The Queen of Spades (1916)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yakov Protazanov'
released: '1916-05-02'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Russian Empire'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-queen-of-spades-1916'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007183/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Queen of Spades (1916)

1916 · 84 min · Drama, Horror, Fantasy · Russian Empire

Original title: Пиковая дама

## Synopsis

The Queen of Spades is a 1916 film adaptation of the 1834 Aleksandr Pushkin short story of the same name. It is noted for its high production values, directorial technique and psychological depth of acting, especially by Ivan Mosjoukine. It is considered to be one of the best pre-revolutionary Russian films.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yakov Protazanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/yakov-protazanov)
- **Screenplay:** [Yakov Protazanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/yakov-protazanov), [Fedor Ozep](https://cinepixo.com/people/fedor-ozep)
- **Producer:** [Joseph N. Ermolieff](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-n-ermolieff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yevgeny Slavinsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/yevgeny-slavinsky)

## Cast

- [Vera Orlova](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-orlova)
- [Ivan Mozzhukhin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-mozzhukhin)
- [Elizaveta Shebueva](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizaveta-shebueva)

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