
Anathema
1960, Russian. Directed by Sergei Gippius.
It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.
- Runtime
- 0h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Sergei GippiusDirector
- Stepan KrylovDeacon Olympius
- Igor Efimovstudent
- Nikolay Gavrilovthe Dean
- Aleksandr Afanasevmerchant
- Lyubov MalinovskayaCast
- Fyodor Nikitinliberal
- Pavel Pervushinwood cutter
- Tamara Timofeevatownswoman
- Arkadi Trusovmerchant
- Yevgeni Grigoryevgentleman in the church
- Lev Stepanovchurch chorister
- Klavdiya Fadeevadeacon’s wife
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1960
- Original title
- Анафема
- Written by
- Leonid Solovyov
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Who directed Anathema?
Anathema (1960) was directed by Sergei Gippius and stars Stepan Krylov, Igor Efimov, Nikolay Gavrilov.