Fear of the Height
1976, Russian. Directed by Aleksandr Surin.
On the day of a brilliant dissertation defense, a young scientist unexpectedly dies. Investigation of the facts indicates an accident. However, the discrepancy in the testimonies of colleagues leads the investigator to think about the uncleanness of the hero, who simply used the unpublished results of other people's work.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Aleksandr SurinDirector
- Andrey MyagkovAnton Dmitrievich Tikhomirov (young scientist)
- Anatoliy PapanovIgor Mazin (investigator)
- Irina MiroshnichenkoInna Krotova (former lover)
- Vladimir ZeldinDiaghilev (professor and supervisor of Anton Tikhomirov)
- Zhanna ProkhorenkoIrina Tikhomirova (ex-wife)
- Albert FilozovIlya Rozhdestvensky (childhood friend and colleague)
- Irina ReznikovaSvetlana Meshkova (fiancee of Anton Tikhomirov)
Details
- Released
- 19 March 1976
- Original title
- Страх высоты
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Pavel Shestakov
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Fear of the Height runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Fear of the Height isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 March 1976. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Fear of the Height?
Fear of the Height (1976) was directed by Aleksandr Surin and stars Andrey Myagkov, Anatoliy Papanov, Irina Miroshnichenko.