The Power of Darkness (1909 film)

The Power of Darkness
Production still from the film
Russian: Власть тьмы
Directed byPyotr Chardynin
Produced byAleksandr Khanzhonkov
Starring
CinematographyVladimir Siversen
Production
companies
A. Khanzhonkov and Co.
Release date
  • 14 November 1909 (1909-11-14)
Running time
20 min. (365 meters)
CountryRussian Empire
LanguageSilent (Russian intertitles)

The Power of Darkness (Russian: Власть тьмы) is a 1909 Russian short silent film. It is a film adaptation of the eponymous 1886 play by Leo Tolstoy, starring Pyotr Chardynin and Aleksandra Goncharova, and directed by Chardynin in his directorial debut.

Like most Russian films of the era, it is considered lost.