Story of an Unknown Actor
Повесть о неизвестном актёре
Synopsis
Pavel Pavlovich Goryaev is not that young of an actor. For many years he plays in the provincial theater in leading roles. The director of a play based on a play that was written for Goryaev takes the young actor for his role. Goryaev at first falls into despair, leaves the theater, turns to friends. After a while he digests what happened and realizes that it is time to leave the stage with dignity.
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Evgeniy Evstigneev
Pavel Goryayev
Alla Demidova
Svetilnikova
Igor Kvasha
Vereshchagin
Yekaterina Grazhdanskaya
Katya
Angelina Stepanova
Igor Starygin
Vladislav Strzhelchik
Valentin Gaft
Mikhail Kononov
Nikolay Trofimov
Vladimir Pitsek
Pavel Vinnik
Boris Bityukov
Valentin Bryleev
Aleksandra Danilova
Zoya Isaeva
Svetlana Konovalova
Irina Murzayeva
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Aleksandr Zarkhi
- Screenplay & Story
- Vladimir Valutskiy, Aleksandr Zarkhi
- Original Score
- Alfred Schnittke
- Original Title
- Повесть о неизвестном актёре
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Aleksandr Zarkhi
Vladimir Valutskiy, Aleksandr Zarkhi
Alfred Schnittke
Pyotr Shumsky
Department Leadership Roster
Vladimir Valutskiy
Writer
Aleksandr Zarkhi
Writer
Aleksandr Zarkhi
Director
Georgy Kolganov
Production Design
Pyotr Shumsky
Director of Photography
Alfred Schnittke
Original Music Composer
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What is Story of an Unknown Actor about?
Pavel Pavlovich Goryaev is not that young of an actor. For many years he plays in the provincial theater in leading roles. The director of a play based on a play that was written for Goryaev takes the young actor for his role. Goryaev at first falls into despair, leaves the theater, turns to friends. After a while he digests what happened and realizes that it is time to leave the stage with dignity.
Who directed Story of an Unknown Actor?
Story of an Unknown Actor was directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi.
Who stars in Story of an Unknown Actor?
The principal cast of Story of an Unknown Actor includes Evgeniy Evstigneev, Alla Demidova, Igor Kvasha, Yekaterina Grazhdanskaya, Angelina Stepanova.
When was Story of an Unknown Actor released and how long is it?
Story of an Unknown Actor was released in 1976 with a total runtime of 1h 23m.
Who composed the musical score for Story of an Unknown Actor?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Story of an Unknown Actor was composed by Alfred Schnittke.