Temptation of B.
Искушение Б.
Synopsis
The story of a writer who accidentally stumbles across the elixir of immortality and in doing so encounters the small group of immortals who have jealously guarded this secret for centuries. Once the writer has knowledge of this elixir, called 'Mafussalin', the group of five immortals give him a stark choice: either join them, with the price of admission, being a duel to the death between the immortal who accidentally gave the secret away or death at the hands of the group. As the writer makes up his mind, sometimes aided and at other times opposed by the ever shifting alliances from within the group, we discover how the other immortals became this way, their true ages and what they have done with this 'gift'.
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Lembit Ulfsak
Феликс Александрович Снегирёв, писатель
Natalya Gundareva
Наталья Петровна, она же Маркиза
Oleg Borisov
Иван Давыдович Мартынюк, он же Магистр
Vladimir Zeldin
Павел Павлович, он же Князь
Stanislav Sadalskiy
Константин Курдюков, он же Басаврюк
Aleksandr Pashutin
Ротмистр
Anna Ovsyannikova
работница жилконторы
Valentin Bryleev
Сергей Сергеевич, сосед Снегирёва
Alexander Kotov
врач скорой помощи
Anatoli Golik
Анатолий Сократович Романюк
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Arkadiy Sirenko, Semyon Pozdnyakov
- Screenplay & Story
- Arkadiy Strugatskiy, Boris Strugatskiy
- Original Score
- Edison Denisov
- Original Title
- Искушение Б.
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Production Studios
- Laterna Film, Gosfilmfond Russia
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Arkadiy Sirenko, Semyon Pozdnyakov
Arkadiy Strugatskiy, Boris Strugatskiy
Edison Denisov
Evgeniy Guslinskiy
Department Leadership Roster
Arkadiy Strugatskiy
Writer
Boris Strugatskiy
Writer
Arkadiy Sirenko
Director
Semyon Pozdnyakov
Director
Valery Kostrin
Production Design
Evgeniy Guslinskiy
Director of Photography
Edison Denisov
Original Music Composer
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What is Temptation of B. about?
The story of a writer who accidentally stumbles across the elixir of immortality and in doing so encounters the small group of immortals who have jealously guarded this secret for centuries. Once the writer has knowledge of this elixir, called 'Mafussalin', the group of five immortals give him a stark choice: either join them, with the price of admission, being a duel to the death between the immortal who accidentally gave the secret away or death at the hands of the group. As the writer makes up his mind, sometimes aided and at other times opposed by the ever shifting alliances from within the group, we discover how the other immortals became this way, their true ages and what they have done with this 'gift'.
Who directed Temptation of B.?
Temptation of B. was directed by Arkadiy Sirenko, Semyon Pozdnyakov.
Who stars in Temptation of B.?
The principal cast of Temptation of B. includes Lembit Ulfsak, Natalya Gundareva, Oleg Borisov, Vladimir Zeldin, Stanislav Sadalskiy.
When was Temptation of B. released and how long is it?
Temptation of B. was released in 1990 with a total runtime of 1h 24m.
Who composed the musical score for Temptation of B.?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Temptation of B. was composed by Edison Denisov.