
The Great Consoler is Lev Kuleshov’s most personal film reflecting both the facts of his life and his thoughts about the place of the artist in contemporary reality. It was the only film in the Soviet cinema of those years that raised the question of what role a creative person played in society.

as Dulcie

as Bill Porter

as Jim Valentine - aka Ralph D. Spenser

as Jim's mother

as Warden

as Detective Ben Price

as Sadie / Annabel's sister

as Black convict

as Convict

as Annabel Adams

as Banker Adams/ Reporter

as Innkeeper / Prosecutor / Inspector

as Jailguard

as Jailguard