The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel.
Directors: Konstantin Yudin, Boris Barnet.
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Stanislav Chekan as Ivan Maximovich Poddubny |
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Yuri Medvedev as Nikita, Ivan's pal |
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Iya Arepina as Marusya Nikolayevna, aka Mimi |
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Boris Petker as Giuseppe Truzzi |
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Leonid Topchiyev as Orlando |
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Tamara Loginova as Durov's wife |
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Georgiy Vitsin as Enrico, a clown |
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Kyunna Ignatova as Esterina Truzzi |
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Stepan Kayukov as Vanya, wrestling contest promoter |
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Grigoriy Shpigel as Solomonsky |
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Anatoliy Solovyov as Raoul Boucher |
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Grigori Abrokosov as Mr. Fish |
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Vladimir Muravyov as Fish's buddy |
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Maya Kazakova as Alena |
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Polina Nyatko as Ivan's Mother |
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Alexander Alexandrovich Mikhailov as Anatoli Leonidovich Durov |
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Vladimir Makhov as |
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Valentina Surkova as Mimi |
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Aleksandr Gumburg as Poddubny's father |
| Directing | Konstantin Yudin | Director |
| Directing | Boris Barnet | Director |
| Sound | Yuri Biryukov | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sergei Poluyanov | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tatyana Zinchuk | Editor |
| Art | Vasiliy Shcherbak | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariya Zhukova | Costume Design |
| Writing | Nikolay Pogodin | Writer |
| Art | Boris Erdman | Production Design |
| Directing | Lev Durasov | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Viktor Zorin | Sound Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | I. Chechenin | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Grigoriy Mariamov | Script Editor |
| Visual Effects | Igor Felitsyn | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Nikolay Zvonaryov | VFX Supervisor |
| Art | M. Manuilov | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Arnold Roytman | Conductor |
| Production | Valentin Maslov | Executive Producer |