Anathema (1960)
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.
Cast
Stepan Krylov
Deacon Olympius
Igor Efimov
student
Nikolay Gavrilov
the Dean
Aleksandr Afanasev
merchant
Lyubov Malinovskaya
Fyodor Nikitin
liberal
Pavel Pervushin
wood cutter
Tamara Timofeeva
townswoman
Arkadi Trusov
merchant
Yevgeni Grigoryev
gentleman in the church
Lev Stepanov
church chorister
Klavdiya Fadeeva
deacon’s wife
Svetlana Mazovetskaya
lady donating to the poor (uncredited)
Nikolai Simonov
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The Barber of Siberia
Quiet Flows the Don
Anna Karenina
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
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Nicholas and Alexandra
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Napoleon
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Last Rifleman
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin
A Month in the Country
The Current War
War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
David and Bathsheba
War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova
Munich - The Edge of War
Victoria & Abdul
Shout at the Devil