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Cast

Stepan Krylov

Stepan Krylov

Deacon Olympius

Igor Efimov

Igor Efimov

student

Nikolay Gavrilov

Nikolay Gavrilov

the Dean

Aleksandr Afanasev

Aleksandr Afanasev

merchant

Lyubov Malinovskaya

Lyubov Malinovskaya

Fyodor Nikitin

Fyodor Nikitin

liberal

Pavel Pervushin

Pavel Pervushin

wood cutter

Tamara Timofeeva

Tamara Timofeeva

townswoman

Arkadi Trusov

Arkadi Trusov

merchant

Yevgeni Grigoryev

Yevgeni Grigoryev

gentleman in the church

Lev Stepanov

Lev Stepanov

church chorister

Klavdiya Fadeeva

Klavdiya Fadeeva

deacon’s wife

Svetlana Mazovetskaya

Svetlana Mazovetskaya

lady donating to the poor (uncredited)

Nikolai Simonov

Nikolai Simonov

voiceover

Crew

Leonid Solovyov

Leonid Solovyov

Writer

Pyotr Nikashin

Pyotr Nikashin

Producer

Anatoly Karpukhin

Anatoly Karpukhin

Director of Photography

Aleksand Skryabin

Aleksand Skryabin

Music

Aleksandr Kuprin

Aleksandr Kuprin

Story

Sergei Gippius

Sergei Gippius

Director

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Anathema

19606.0 / 1045 min
History

Overview

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.