Anathema

Category: History
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1960-01-01
Run time: 45 minute / 0:45
Director: Sergei Gippius

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Stepan Krylov
as Deacon Olympius
Igor Efimov
as student
Nikolay Gavrilov
as the Dean
Aleksandr Afanasev
as merchant
Lyubov Malinovskaya
Fyodor Nikitin
as liberal
Pavel Pervushin
as wood cutter
Tamara Timofeeva
as townswoman
Arkadi Trusov
as merchant
Yevgeni Grigoryev
as gentleman in the church
Lev Stepanov
as church chorister
Klavdiya Fadeeva
as deacon’s wife
Svetlana Mazovetskaya
as lady donating to the poor (uncredited)
Nikolai Simonov
as voiceover
Writing
Leonid Solovyov Writer

Camera
Anatoly Karpukhin Director of Photography

Directing
Sergei Gippius Director

Writing
Aleksandr Kuprin Short Story

Art
Aleksei Fedotov Production Design

Directing
O. Boytsova Assistant Director

Sound
Irina Chernyakhovskaya Sound Director

Editing
Natalya Razumova Editor

Sound
Alexander Scriabin Music

Writing
A. Osipov Script Consultant
Isaac Glikman Script Editor
Andrey Donatov Script Editor

Production
Pyotr Nikashin Executive Producer

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