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The Wrestler and the Clown
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The Wrestler and the Clown

1957-12-09 · 95 min · ★ 5.8

Drama

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.

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Production details

Directors
Boris Barnet, Konstantin Yudin
Production companies
Mosfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Stanislav ChekanStanislav ChekanIvan Maximovich Poddubny
Yuri MedvedevYuri MedvedevNikita, Ivan's pal
Iya ArepinaIya ArepinaMarusya Nikolayevna, aka Mimi
Boris PetkerBoris PetkerGiuseppe Truzzi
Leonid TopchiyevOrlando
Tamara LoginovaTamara LoginovaDurov's wife
Georgiy VitsinGeorgiy VitsinEnrico, a clown
Kyunna IgnatovaKyunna IgnatovaEsterina Truzzi
Stepan KayukovStepan KayukovVanya, wrestling contest promoter
Grigoriy ShpigelGrigoriy ShpigelSolomonsky
Anatoliy SolovyovAnatoliy SolovyovRaoul Boucher
Grigori AbrokosovMr. Fish
Vladimir MuravyovVladimir MuravyovFish's buddy
Maya KazakovaAlena
Polina NyatkoPolina NyatkoIvan's Mother
Alexander Alexandrovich MikhailovAnatoli Leonidovich Durov
Vladimir MakhovVladimir Makhov
Valentina SurkovaMimi
Aleksandr GumburgPoddubny's father

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