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The Wrestler and the Clown

Konstantin Yudin

1957 • 1h 35m

It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel.

The Wrestler and the Clown

Cast

Stanislav Chekan

Stanislav ChekanIvan Maximovich Poddubny

Yuri Medvedev

Yuri MedvedevNikita, Ivan's pal

Iya Arepina

Iya ArepinaMarusya Nikolayevna, aka Mimi

Boris Petker

Boris PetkerGiuseppe Truzzi

Leonid TopchiyevOrlando

Tamara Loginova

Tamara LoginovaDurov's wife

Georgiy Vitsin

Georgiy VitsinEnrico, a clown

Kyunna Ignatova

Kyunna IgnatovaEsterina Truzzi

Stepan Kayukov

Stepan KayukovVanya, wrestling contest promoter

Grigoriy Shpigel

Grigoriy ShpigelSolomonsky

Anatoliy Solovyov

Anatoliy SolovyovRaoul Boucher

Grigori AbrokosovMr. Fish

Vladimir Muravyov

Vladimir MuravyovFish's buddy

Maya KazakovaAlena

Polina Nyatko

Polina NyatkoIvan's Mother

Crew

Konstantin Yudin

Konstantin YudinDirector

Boris Barnet

Boris BarnetDirector

Yuri Biryukov

Yuri BiryukovOriginal Music Composer

Sergei Poluyanov

Sergei PoluyanovDirector of Photography

Lev Durasov

Lev DurasovAssistant Director

Viktor Zorin

Viktor ZorinSound Director

Arnold Roytman

Arnold RoytmanConductor

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