From the Life of Potapov
1986, Russian. Directed by Nikolai Skuybin.
A novella about the head of a large team working in the defense industry, a major scientist, who took the responsibility in difficult conditions to continue the failed experiments. The ensuing heart attack gave reason for his re-election, and his closest friend Astakhov, accusing Potapov of frivolity and self-rule, seeks to stop the tests. Potapov is suspended, his wife leaves him, there is a misfortune with a loved one. But he continues to work.
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- Russian
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- Released
- 1 February 1986
- Original title
- Из жизни Потапова
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Sergej Ivanov, Nikolai Skuybin
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From the Life of Potapov (1986) was directed by Nikolai Skuybin and stars Aleksandr Filippenko, Nikolay Penkov, Mikhail Gluzskiy.