Overview
Chronicle of the life of Russian poet Michail Lermontov, from the final days of Alexandr Pushkin to the fatal destiny of the poet himself.
Director and cast
- Albert Gendelshtein Director
- Aleksey Konsovskiy as Mikhail Lermontov
- Nina Shaternikova as Nina Aleksandrovna
- Andrey Rayevsky as Vissarion Belinsky
- Pavel Shpringfeld as Alexander Odoevsky
- Georgi Menglet as Alexander Vasilchikov
- Pavel Massalsky as Nikolay Martynov
- Sergei Martinson as Baron de Barante
- Aleksey Savostyanov as Nicholas I of Russia
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