Subject for a Short Story (1969)

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... more

Directing:
  • Sergei Yutkevich

Writing:
  • Sergei Yutkevich
  • Leonid Malyugin

Stars:
Release Date: 1969-10-06
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  • Country: SU
  • Language: Pусский
  • Runtime: 82

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Marina Vlady
Lika Mizinova
Nikolay Grinko
Nikolay Grink...
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Iya Savvina
Iya Savvina
Mariya Pavlovna Chekhova
Rolan Bykov
Rolan Bykov
Mikhail Pavlovich Chekhov
Yevgeni Lebedev
Yevgeni Lebed...
Pavel Yegorovich Chekhov
Aleksandra Panova
Aleksandra Pa...
Yevgeniya Yakovlevna Chekhova
Yuriy Yakovlev
Yuriy Yakovle...
Ignatiy Potapenko
Leonid Gallis
Leonid Gallis
Gilyarovskiy
Vladimir Osenev
Vladimir Osen...
Kurbatov
Yekaterina Vasilyeva
Yekaterina Va...
artist Ovchinnikova
Sergei Kulagin
Sergei Kulagi...
merchant Gribov
Yevgeni Shutov
Yevgeni Shuto...
father Gerasim
Viktor Avdyushko
Viktor Avdyus...
peasant
Georgi Tusuzov
Georgi Tusuzo...
prompter
Svetlana Svetlichnaya
Svetlana Svet...
Afrodita Popandos
Aleksandr Shirvindt
Aleksandr Shi...
Igor Kvasha
Igor Kvasha
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Aleksandr Kuz...
Zhurkin
Sergey Kulagin
Sergey Kulagi...
merchant Gribov
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