The Brothers Karamazov
Братья Карамазовы
“Three brothers, one spiritual and living at a monastery, the other - a gambler, and the third - an intellectual, work out their problems in 19th century Russia”
Synopsis
The tragic story of the Karamazov family takes place in a Russian province in the late 19th century. The relations of their father and three brothers are very complicated and contradictory. One of the brothers is accused of killing his father, whom he did not commit. The brothers are unable to help him, and only a loving girl follows him to hard labour.
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Mikhail Ulyanov
Дмитрий Карамазов
Lionella Pyryeva
Грушенька, Аграфена Александровна
Kirill Lavrov
Иван Карамазов
Andrey Myagkov
Алёша Карамазов
Mark Prudkin
Фёдор Павлович Карамазов
Svetlana Korkoshko
Катерина Ивановна
Valentin Nikulin
Павел Смердяков, сводный брат Карамазовых
Pavel Pavlenko
старец Зосима
Grigori Kirillov
прокурор
Nikolay Svetlovidov
Максимов
Aleksandr Khvylia
Ферапонт
Nikolai Ryzhov
Трифон Борисыч Пластунов, хозяин постоялого двора в Мокром
Andrei Abrikosov
Кузьма Кузьмич Самсонов
Yevgeni Teterin
отец Иосиф
Gennadiy Yukhtin
отец Паисий
Anatoli Adoskin
Николай Парфёнович Нелюдов, судебный следователь
Mark Pertsovskiy
Врублёвский
Nikita Podgornyj
Михаил Осипович Ракитин
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ivan Pyryev, Kirill Lavrov, Mikhail Ulyanov
- Screenplay & Story
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ivan Pyryev, N. Matveyev, Boris Kremnyov
- Original Score
- Isaac Schwarts
- Original Title
- Братья Карамазовы
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 3h 38m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ivan Pyryev, Kirill Lavrov, Mikhail Ulyanov
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ivan Pyryev, N. Matveyev, Boris Kremnyov
Isaac Schwarts
Sergey Vronsky
Valentina Yankovskaya
Efim Golynskiy
Department Leadership Roster
Ivan Pyryev
Director
Isaac Schwarts
Original Music Composer
Ivan Pyryev
Writer
Stalen Volkov
Production Design
Valentina Yankovskaya
Editor
Sergey Vronsky
Director of Photography
Kirill Lavrov
Director
Mikhail Ulyanov
Director
Tatyana Isayeva
Costume Design
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What is The Brothers Karamazov about?
The tragic story of the Karamazov family takes place in a Russian province in the late 19th century. The relations of their father and three brothers are very complicated and contradictory. One of the brothers is accused of killing his father, whom he did not commit. The brothers are unable to help him, and only a loving girl follows him to hard labour.
Who directed The Brothers Karamazov?
The Brothers Karamazov was directed by Ivan Pyryev, Kirill Lavrov, Mikhail Ulyanov.
Who stars in The Brothers Karamazov?
The principal cast of The Brothers Karamazov includes Mikhail Ulyanov, Lionella Pyryeva, Kirill Lavrov, Andrey Myagkov, Mark Prudkin.
When was The Brothers Karamazov released and how long is it?
The Brothers Karamazov was released in 1969 with a total runtime of 3h 38m.
Who composed the musical score for The Brothers Karamazov?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Brothers Karamazov was composed by Isaac Schwarts.
Is The Brothers Karamazov based on a book or true story?
The Brothers Karamazov is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Fyodor Dostoevsky".