Anathema (1960)
It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.
Director: Sergei Gippius
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Stepan Krylov as Deacon Olympius |
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Igor Efimov as student |
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Nikolay Gavrilov as the Dean |
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Aleksandr Afanasev as merchant |
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Lyubov Malinovskaya as |
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Fyodor Nikitin as liberal |
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Pavel Pervushin as wood cutter |
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Tamara Timofeeva as townswoman |
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Arkadi Trusov as merchant |
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Yevgeni Grigoryev as gentleman in the church |
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Lev Stepanov as church chorister |
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Klavdiya Fadeeva as deacon’s wife |
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Svetlana Mazovetskaya as lady donating to the poor (uncredited) |
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Nikolai Simonov as voiceover |
| Writing | Leonid Solovyov | Writer |
| Camera | Anatoly Karpukhin | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Sergei Gippius | Director |
| Writing | Aleksandr Kuprin | Short Story |
| Art | Aleksei Fedotov | Production Design |
| Directing | O. Boytsova | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Irina Chernyakhovskaya | Sound Director |
| Editing | Natalya Razumova | Editor |
| Sound | Alexander Scriabin | Music |
| Writing | A. Osipov | Script Consultant |
| Writing | Isaac Glikman | Script Editor |
| Writing | Andrey Donatov | Script Editor |
| Production | Pyotr Nikashin | Executive Producer |