Without Witness (1983)
In visiting his ex-wife’s apartment a man learns that she plans to remarry a scientist named Valentin Shlyakhov. In his past, the man wrote a scathing letter about Shlyakhov which greatly impacted his career. Fearing that this information will come to light when his ex-wife marries Shlyakhov, the man insists that the wedding be called off. What follows is an intimate portrayal of the relationship between a man and a woman (who are never named), whose history as husband and wife plays out during a heated conversation.
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
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Irina Kupchenko as She |
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Mikhail Ulyanov as Him |
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Eduard Artemyev as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Nikita Mikhalkov | Director |
| Writing | Nikita Mikhalkov | Writer |
| Writing | Ramiz Fataliyev | Writer |
| Camera | Pavel Lebeshev | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | L. Zlatopolskaya | Costume Design |
| Editing | Eleonora Praksina | Editor |
| Art | Alexander Adabashyan | Production Design |
| Art | Aleksandr Samulekin | Production Design |
| Sound | Eduard Artemyev | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Igor Makarov | Production Design |
| Writing | Sofya Prokofeva | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Sofya Prokofeva | Writer |
| Sound | Valentin Bobrovsky | Sound Director |
| Sound | Vladimir Mazurov | Sound Director |
| Sound | Emin Khachaturyan | Conductor |
| Directing | Evgeny Tsymbal | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Eduard Gimpel | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larisa Avdyushko | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vitaliy Lvov | Makeup & Hair |
| Camera | A. Pashvykin | Still Photographer |
| Writing | O. Kozlova | Script Editor |
| Sound | Minna Blank | Music Editor |
| Production | Willie Geller | Executive Producer |