Dear Gorbachev (1988)
Russia, 1937. Nicolai Bukharin and his wife Anna Mikhailovna Larina are living through a tragedy in their apartment. The husband fears that he will be arrested for political reasons and asks his wife to memorize a denunciation document so that he can destroy it. The characters, who really existed, were rehabilitated in 1988 under Mikhail Gorbachev.
Director:
Carlo Lizzani
Writers:
Carlo Lizzani, Augusto Zucchi.
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Harvey Keitel as Nikolaj Bucharin |
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Flaminia Lizzani as Anna Michailovna Larina Bucharina |
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Gianluca Favilla as Yuri |
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Francesca Lucidi as Anna |
| Writing | Carlo Lizzani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Augusto Zucchi | Screenplay |
| Production | Filiberto Bandini | Producer |
| Directing | Carlo Lizzani | Director |
| Camera | Roberto Benvenuti | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Music |
| Editing | Angela Cipriani | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adriana Berselli | Costume Designer |