The Precipice
Обрыв
Synopsis
Boris Pavlovich Raisky, a bored Petersburg aesthet, comes to his family estate in a small town on the Volga. He hoped to find boredom and the faint-hearted provincials there, and did not expect that in the outback he was waiting for real life, dramatic love and serious passions. Boris Raisky’s estate is a blessed corner where everything pleases the eye: a native old house, tender greenery of birches and lindens, a silver strip of the Volga in the distance. And only a mysterious precipice at the end of the garden frightens the inhabitants of the estate. According to legend, at the bottom of it in ancient times, a jealous husband killed his wife and rival. “Precipice” is a symbolic word in the fate of the main character Vera. It fell to her to fall in love with a nihilist and a cynic who preaches "love for a term", painfully choose between feeling and duty, finally, go down to her beloved person in a cliff, cut off everything that connected with her former life...
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →Georgiy Antonov
Raisky
Elena Finogeeva
Vera
Nikolay Kochegarov
Mark Volokhov
Rimma Markova
Tatyana Markovna Berezhkova
Marina Yakovleva
Marfinka
Yelena Solovey
Kritskaya
Vitaliy Shapovalov
Tushin
Nikolay Ivanov
Leontiy
Tamara Lebedeva
Ulyana
Oleg Korchikov
Saveli
Alla Tekshina
Marina
Oleg Stefan
Vikentyev
Yuriy Sherstnyov
Nil Andreyevich
Stepan Krylov
Yakov
Tamara Timofeeva
Vasilisa
Mikhail Semyonov
Yegorka
Marina Chernyshyova
Pashutka
Viktor Terekhov
Prokhor
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vladimir Vengerov
- Screenplay & Story
- Ivan Goncharov, Vladimir Vengerov
- Original Score
- Isaac Schwarts
- Original Title
- Обрыв
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vladimir Vengerov
Ivan Goncharov, Vladimir Vengerov
Isaac Schwarts
Anatoliy Zabolotskiy
Tamara Guseva
Department Leadership Roster
Vladimir Vengerov
Director
Tamara Guseva
Editor
Natalya Kochergina
Costume Design
Anatoliy Zabolotskiy
Director of Photography
Marina Azizyan
Production Design
Vladimir Vengerov
Writer
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Precipice
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What is The Precipice about?
Boris Pavlovich Raisky, a bored Petersburg aesthet, comes to his family estate in a small town on the Volga. He hoped to find boredom and the faint-hearted provincials there, and did not expect that in the outback he was waiting for real life, dramatic love and serious passions. Boris Raisky’s estate is a blessed corner where everything pleases the eye: a native old house, tender greenery of birches and lindens, a silver strip of the Volga in the distance. And only a mysterious precipice at the end of the garden frightens the inhabitants of the estate. According to legend, at the bottom of it in ancient times, a jealous husband killed his wife and rival. “Precipice” is a symbolic word in the fate of the main character Vera. It fell to her to fall in love with a nihilist and a cynic who preaches "love for a term", painfully choose between feeling and duty, finally, go down to her beloved person in a cliff, cut off everything that connected with her former life...
Who directed The Precipice?
The Precipice was directed by Vladimir Vengerov.
Who stars in The Precipice?
The principal cast of The Precipice includes Georgiy Antonov, Elena Finogeeva, Nikolay Kochegarov, Rimma Markova, Marina Yakovleva.
When was The Precipice released and how long is it?
The Precipice was released in 1984 with a total runtime of 2h 16m.
Who composed the musical score for The Precipice?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Precipice was composed by Isaac Schwarts.
Is The Precipice based on a book or true story?
The Precipice is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Ivan Goncharov".