
The Watchmaker and the Chicken
1989, UK. Directed by Anatoliy Stepanenko.
In 1913, chance brings together a young high school teacher Yurkevich, his first love Lida, a wealthy landowner Lundyshev and a German watchmaker Karfunkel at a small railway station. Seven years later, in the early twenties, and then another seven years later, the heroes meet here again. Their destinies are different, the country changes, their lives change...
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- UK
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- Released
- 12 June 1989
- Original title
- Годинникар і курка
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Natalia Gotovtseva, Valentin Ezhov
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The Watchmaker and the Chicken runs 133 minutes (2h 13m).
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The Watchmaker and the Chicken isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 June 1989. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Watchmaker and the Chicken?
If you liked The Watchmaker and the Chicken, try Oslo, The Miniaturist, Goldeneye.
Who directed The Watchmaker and the Chicken?
The Watchmaker and the Chicken (1989) was directed by Anatoliy Stepanenko and stars Jüri Järvet, Yaroslav Havryliuk, Tatyana Tashkova.