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A Simple Death

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A Simple Death

4.2

1h 5m

1985

Synopsis

When a middle-aged high-court judge in 19th-century Russia starts to experience a sharp pain in his side, he soon finds himself bedridden with an undiagnosed terminal illness. Face-to-face with his own mortality, he becomes increasingly introspective and emotional as he ponders the reason for his acute suffering and imminent death.

Director

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Cast & Crew

Valeriy Priyomykhov

Valeriy Priyomykhov

as Ivan Ilyich Golovin

Alisa Freyndlikh

Alisa Freyndlikh

as Praskovya Fyodorovna Golovina

Vytautas Paukste

Vytautas Paukste

as Dr. Mikhail Danilovich

Karina Moritts

Karina Moritts

as Lisa Golovina

Mikhail Danilov

Mikhail Danilov

as Narrator

E. Smirnov

Tamara Timofeeva

Tamara Timofeeva

as Nanny

Stanislav Churkin

as Priest

Anatoliy Khudoleev

Anatoliy Khudoleev

as Pyotr Ivanovich

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