Arkadiy Raykin (1975)
There was no Soviet actor who could claim a greater popularity than Raikin. He was allowed the impossible: to be a satirist. Even during the height of government approved Anti-Semitism, Raikin was a figure to be reckoned with. He was known and beloved by all, his razor-sharp wit admired - and feared. In fact, president Putin met his future wife at a Raikin show. The film follows Raikin to his shows, on stage, and backstage, during rehearsals, at rest, and during conversations with his friends, including legendary Soviet jazz singer Leonid Utesov, film director Yuli Raizman, the poet Bella Ahmadullina, and the American film director George Kukor.
Director: Marina Goldovskaya
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Arkadiy Raykin as Self |
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Bella Akhmadulina as Self |
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Georgi Tovstonogov as Self |
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Konstantin Raykin as Self |
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Mikhail Ulyanov as Self |
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Yekaterina Rajkina as Self |
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Leonid Utyosov as Self |
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George Cukor as Self |
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Viktoriya Gorshenina as Self |
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Ilya Olshvanger as Self |
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Vladimir Lyakhovitsky as Self |
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Marietta Shaginyan as Self |
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Aleksey Yakovlev as Self |
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Igor Tsvetkov as Self |
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Vladimir Khramov as Self |
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Michael Gindin as Self |
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Yuli Raizman as Self |
| Directing | Marina Goldovskaya | Director |
| Writing | Marina Goldovskaya | Writer |
| Camera | Yury Prokofyev | Director of Photography |
