Foam
1979, Russian. Directed by Aleksandr Stefanovich.
Makhonin buys dissertations from people who sell their knowledge and intellect, preparing candidate and doctoral dissertations for false scientists, because to defend themselves, you need connections, and they do not have them. Journalist Prosov exposes a group of adventurers from science.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Aleksandr StefanovichDirector
- Anatoliy PapanovПавел Махонин, глава НИИ
- Lidiya SmirnovaРаиса, супруга Махонина
- Vladimir BasovКочевряжкин
- Rolan BykovПолудушкин, нужный человек
- Larisa UdovichenkoАльбина, подруга Викторины Махониной
- Leonid KuravlyovВалерий Солома, аферист
- Marianna VertinskayaВикторина, дочь Махонина
- Yelena SanayevaТамара, секретарша Махонина
- Bob Chuprov-TsymbaCast
- Evgeniy SteblovВадим Просов, журналист
- Alla Pugachevaпевица на кинофестивале
- Mikhail Boyarskiyфотограф
Details
- Released
- 1 October 1979
- Original title
- Пена
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksandr Stefanovich, Sergey Mikhalkov
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Foam runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
Does Foam have a post-credits scene?
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Foam isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Foam?
If you liked Foam, try Hello, Kidnapping, Caucasian Style, Maksim Perepelitsa.
Who directed Foam?
Foam (1979) was directed by Aleksandr Stefanovich and stars Anatoliy Papanov, Lidiya Smirnova, Vladimir Basov.