The Forest
1953, Russian. Directed by Semyon Timoshenko & Vladimir Vengerov.
Based on the play of the same name by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. Two poor actors, Neschastlivtsev and Schastlivtsev, — no money, no work, no tobacco and that, having put on fake orders, armed with a pistol and a guitar, decide to visit the rich Neschastlivtsev's aunt — the landowner Gurmyzhskaya...
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Semyon TimoshenkoDirector
- Vladimir VengerovDirector
- Elizaveta TimeRaisa Pavlovna Gurmyzhskaya
- Klavdiya TrofimovaAksyusha
- Georgi SolovyovYevgeni Apollonovich Milonov
- Georgi OsipenkoUar Kirilych Bodayev
- Vasili MerkuryevIvan Petrovich Vosmibratov
- Konstantin KalinisPyotr
- Yuriy TolubeevGennadi Neschastlivtsev
- Aleksandr BorisovArkadi Schastlivtsev
- Georgi KulbushAleksei Sergeyevich Bulanov
- Konstantin AdashevskyKarp
- Olga TomilinaUlita
Details
- Released
- 4 May 1953
- Original title
- Лес
- Country
- Soviet Union
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The Forest runs 160 minutes (2h 40m).
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The Forest isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 May 1953. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Forest?
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Who directed The Forest?
The Forest (1953) was directed by Semyon Timoshenko and Vladimir Vengerov and stars Elizaveta Time, Klavdiya Trofimova, Georgi Solovyov.