Synopsis
Origin:
When a middle-aged high-court judge in 19th-century Russia starts to experience a sharp pain in his side, he soon finds himself bedridden with an undiagnosed terminal illness. Face-to-face with his own mortality, he becomes increasingly introspective and emotional as he ponders the reason for his acute suffering and imminent death.
Director
Release Date
1985-03-04
Original Language
RU
Runtime
Cast
Valeriy Priyomykhov
Ivan Ilyich Golovin
Alisa Freyndlikh
Praskovya Fyodorovna Golovina
Vytautas Paukste
Dr. Mikhail Danilovich
Karina Moritts
Lisa Golovina
Mikhail Danilov
Narrator
Edwald Smirnov
Tamara Timofeeva
Nanny
Stanislav Churkin
Priest
Anatoliy Khudoleev
Pyotr Ivanovich
A. Bukhvalov
Vladimir Starostin
Yuri Serov