The Doctor's Pupil
1984, Russian. Directed by Boris Rytsarev.
An enterprising young man who practices medicine, striving to win the affection of his beloved, vows to cure her mother of a serious illness. To truly learn the secrets of medicine, he has to pretend to be deaf and mute and hire himself out as an assistant to the best doctor. Will the hero be able to keep his promise?
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Boris RytsarevDirector
- Oleg KazancheevRadomir - physician's apprentice
- Oleg GolubitskyVazili - king's physician
- Natalya VavilovaTodorka - dancer girl
- Ariadna ShengelaiaMaria - Todorka's mother
- Mikhail GluzskiyCosta - king's educator
- Grigori ManoukovKing
- Viktor IlichyovGrozdan - foolish youth
- Yuri ChekulayevKavas
- Liliya Gritsenkolady - patient's mother
- Ion MarinescuCast
- Svetlana Orlovastate-lady
- Aleksandr AnyutenkovCast
Details
- Released
- 5 March 1984
- Original title
- Ученик лекаря
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Isai Kuznetsov
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The Doctor's Pupil runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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The Doctor's Pupil isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 March 1984. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Doctor's Pupil?
If you liked The Doctor's Pupil, try Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring, To Grandmother's House We Go, Sketch.
Who directed The Doctor's Pupil?
The Doctor's Pupil (1984) was directed by Boris Rytsarev and stars Oleg Kazancheev, Oleg Golubitsky, Natalya Vavilova.