The Stairway
1989, Russian. Directed by Aleksey Sakharov.
Having his life come to a dead end, Vladimir is thinking about suicide. He is saved by a girl and spends the night at her home. The next morning, Vladimir wants to leave, but finds himself trapped by the house: the staircase seems to have no end, again and again it brings him to the same floor.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Aleksey SakharovDirector
- Oleg MenshikovВладимир Пирошников
- Elena YakovlevaАля, «ангел» в белой шубке и белой шапочке
- Leonid Kuravlyovдядя Миша
- Sergei ArtsybashevГеоргий Романович Старицкий
- Aleksandr Pyatkovсосед-баянист
- Viktor Stepanovскульптор Кирилл
- Svetlana AmanovaЛариса Павловна
- Kapitolina Ilyenkoсоседка Анна Кондратьевна
- Aleksei ShakhdinCast
Details
- Released
- 11 November 1989
- Original title
- Лестница
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksandr Zhitinsky
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The Stairway runs 114 minutes (1h 54m).
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Which OTT platform is The Stairway on?
The Stairway isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 November 1989. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Stairway?
If you liked The Stairway, try Nine Days, The Shepherd, Before I Fall.
Who directed The Stairway?
The Stairway (1989) was directed by Aleksey Sakharov and stars Oleg Menshikov, Elena Yakovleva, Leonid Kuravlyov.