Our Friend Maxim (1973)
The film Our Friend Maxim is devoted to the life and work of actor and National Artist of the USSR Boris Petrovich Chirkov. This film includes excerpts from his Maxim trilogy, and significant focus is placed on Chirkov’s role as a pedagogue and mentor to young actors.
Director: Irina Kalinina
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Boris Chirkov as himself |
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Leonid Trauberg as |
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Vasili Merkuryev as |
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Aleksandr Borisov as |
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Mikhail Zharov as |
| Sound | Galina Potselueva | Sound |
| Camera | Vladimir Dyakonov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Felix Frantsuzov | Writer |
| Writing | Aleksandr Shlepyanov | Writer |
| Directing | Irina Kalinina | Director |