Behind the Footlights
1956, Russian. Directed by Konstantin Yudin.
Russian Empire, the middle of the XIX century. Aged, beggar dramatic actor Lev Gurych Sinichkin, in search of work, wanders through the cities with his young daughter Liza. They dream that Lisa someday will succeed on stage and become a famous actress.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Konstantin YudinDirector
- Vasili MerkuryevLev Gurych Sinichkin
- Liliya YudinaLiza Sinichkina
- Tatyana KarpovaRaisa Surmilova
- Nikolai AfanasyevSerge Vetrinsky
- Mikhail YanshinFyodor Borzikov
- Yuri LyubimovGraf Zefirov
- Sergei BlinnikovPyotr Pustoslavtsev
- Stanislav ChekanStepan
- Aleksandr Sashin-NikolskyPrompter
- Grigori AbrikosovKozachinsky
- Pyotr RepninNalimov
- Yuriy YakovlevChakhotkin
Details
- Released
- 28 June 1956
- Original title
- На подмостках сцены
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Mikhail Volpin, Nikolay Erdman
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What Behind the Footlights is based on
Behind the Footlights is based on Lev Gurych Sinichkin, or The Provincial Actress's Debut (1840) by Dmitry Lensky.
1840
Lev Gurych Sinichkin, or The Provincial Actress's Debut
By Dmitry Lensky
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Behind the Footlights runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Which OTT platform is Behind the Footlights on?
Behind the Footlights isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 June 1956. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Behind the Footlights?
If you liked Behind the Footlights, try Yoh! Bestie, French Girl, Love, Weddings & Other Disasters.
Who directed Behind the Footlights?
Behind the Footlights (1956) was directed by Konstantin Yudin and stars Vasili Merkuryev, Liliya Yudina, Tatyana Karpova.
What is Behind the Footlights based on?
Behind the Footlights is based on Lev Gurych Sinichkin, or The Provincial Actress's Debut (1840) by Dmitry Lensky.