The Paradise Apples
1974, Russian. Directed by Georgi Shchukin.
Political pamphlet based on the story of the Finnish writer Martti Larni "Socrates in Helsinki". Spring of 1944. In the paradise, which has long been settled by the philosopher Socrates, a fired soldier Vittori Virten arrives. The philosopher respected the newcomer with great respect, and they even became friends. Once having distinguished himself before God, the heroes get a vacation on Earth and go on a journey: the soldier decides to visit his family in Laconia, and the sage just wanted to see the world — did he think it once, and decided to join the soldier...
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Georgi ShchukinDirector
- Vyacheslav ShalevichVittori Virten
- Boris TeninSocrates
- Lidiya SukharevskayaAnna
- Galina PirnazarovaLily
- Yuri ChulyukinTeo Braminus
- Leonid SatanovskiyDemi Drolus
- Natalya VorobyovaLanela
- Yuri Volyntsevinvestigator
- Аleksandr GalevskiyVittori Virten's son
- Zinoviy Gerdtconductor
- Rita Gladunkoprostitute
- Eve KiviAnna
Details
- Released
- 9 December 1974
- Original title
- Райские яблочки
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Martti Larni, Georgi Shchukin
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The Paradise Apples isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 December 1974. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Paradise Apples?
The Paradise Apples (1974) was directed by Georgi Shchukin and stars Vyacheslav Shalevich, Boris Tenin, Lidiya Sukharevskaya.