title: The Magpie (film)
text: # The Magpie (film)
  
  The Magpie (Russian: Сорока-воровка) is a 1958 Soviet drama film directed by Naum Trakhtenberg.
  
  ## Plot
  
  The film takes place in Russia in the first half of the 19th century. The film tells about the successful actor Shchepin, visiting the theater of Prince Skalinsky, where he meets a gifted actress named Aneta.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Zinaida Kirienko as Aneta
  * Nikolai Afanasyev as Shchepin (as N. Afanasyev)
  * Vladimir Pokrovskiy as Knyaz (as V. Pokrovskiy)
  * Viktor Korshunov as Stepan (as V. Korshunov)
  * Anatoliy Kubatskiy as Ugryumov (as A. Kubatskiy)
  * Sergei Kalinin as Upravlyayushchiy (as S. Kalinin)
  * Aleksandr Grave as Naslednik (as V. Grave)
  * Nikolai Shamin as Pomeshchik (as N. Shamin)
  