Movie: Subject for a Short Story

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Yevgeni Lebedev
Евгений Лебедев

Pavel Yegorovich Chekhov

Aleksandra Panova
Александра Панова

Yevgeniya Yakovlevna Chekhova

Rolan Bykov
Ролан Быков

Mikhail Pavlovich Chekhov

Iya Savvina
Ия Саввина

Mariya Pavlovna Chekhova

Mykola Hrynko
Микола Гринько

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Marina Vlady
Marina Vlady

Lika Mizinova

Yuriy Yakovlev
Юрий Яковлев

Ignatiy Potapenko

Leonid Gallis
Леонид Галлис

Gilyarovskiy

Vladimir Osenev
Владимир Осенев

Kurbatov

Yekaterina Vasilyeva
Екатерина Васильева

artist Ovchinnikova

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    The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are expecting Lika Mizinova from Moscow station to arrive from Moscow. Chekhov is alarmed by the upcoming premiere, excited by the meeting with love, which never took place. Memories of acquaintance with Lika, of the experiences caused by the rude scolding of newspaper men who predicted the young writer the inglorious "death under the fence", about the unexpected decision for everyone to go to Sakhalin...

  • Release Date

    1969-10-06

  • Average

    5.4

  • Rating:

    2.7 starts
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  • Languages:

    Pусский
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