
Rook of Despair
1987, RU. Directed by Oleg Belousov.
In the Belarusian city of Rogachev, there lived a poor nobleman named Gervasy Vylivakha—a joker and merry fellow, a drunkard and a debauchee. He lived in style, without looking back, and when the time came to leave this world of the living, Gervasy did not lose his presence of mind and began a game with Death itself.
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- 0h 17m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- RU
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- Released
- 4 February 1987
- Original title
- Ладья отчаяния
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Oleg Belousov
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Who directed Rook of Despair?
Rook of Despair (1987) was directed by Oleg Belousov and stars Ivan Matskevich, Vladimir Ponochevny.