Frenchman
1988, Russian. Directed by Galina Daneliya-Yurkova.
Two years after the end of the war, Anna is raising her two sons all by herself. After her husband suddenly comes back from captivity, the boys struggle to get used to the father they have nearly forgotten.
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Galina Daneliya-YurkovaDirector
- Sergey ShakurovAnatoly Ivanovich
- Yevgeniya SimonovaAnna
- Leonid YarmolnikSeva
- Semyon FaradaSemyon Abramovich
- Igor SklyarCaptain
- Boris GitinKostya
- Evgeniy KrylovBeanpole
- Kirill MaslovHook
- Aleksandr BiryukovVlad
- Yuri ZvyagintsevViktor
- Aleksandr KomlevBoy
- Ekaterina ObraztsovaAnna's neighbor
Details
- Released
- 17 December 1988
- Original title
- Француз
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Georgiy Daneliya, Sergei Bodrov
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What Frenchman is based on
Frenchman is adapted from a novel.
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Frenchman runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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Frenchman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 December 1988. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Frenchman?
If you liked Frenchman, try Petrov's Flu, SubUrbia, It Runs in the Family.
Who directed Frenchman?
Frenchman (1988) was directed by Galina Daneliya-Yurkova and stars Sergey Shakurov, Yevgeniya Simonova, Leonid Yarmolnik.
What is Frenchman based on?
Frenchman is adapted from a novel.