Behind the Footlights
Behind the Footlights

Behind the Footlights

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1956
1h 24m
7.0(1 votes)
Romance
Comedy

Overview

Russian Empire, the middle of the XIX century. Aged, beggar dramatic actor Lev Gurych Sinichkin, in search of work, wanders through the cities with his young daughter Liza. They dream that Lisa someday will succeed on stage and become a famous actress.

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Cast & Crew

15 members
Acting

Василий Меркурьев

Lev Gurych Sinichkin

Василий Меркурьев
Acting

Лилия Юдина

Liza Sinichkina

Лилия Юдина
Acting

Татьяна Карпова

Raisa Surmilova

Татьяна Карпова
Acting

Николай Афанасьев

Serge Vetrinsky

Николай Афанасьев
Acting

Михаил Яншин

Fyodor Borzikov

Михаил Яншин
Acting

Юрий Любимов

Graf Zefirov

Юрий Любимов
Acting

Сергей Блинников

Pyotr Pustoslavtsev

Сергей Блинников
Acting

Станислав Чекан

Stepan

Станислав Чекан
Acting

Александр Сашин-Никольский

Prompter

Александр Сашин-Никольский
Acting

Григорий Абрикосов

Kozachinsky

Григорий Абрикосов
Acting

Пётр Репнин

Nalimov

Пётр Репнин
Acting

Юрий Яковлев

Chakhotkin

Юрий Яковлев
Acting

Владимир Трошин

Timchenko

Владимир Трошин
Acting

Anna Shilova

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Елена Савицкая

Unknown Role

No Image

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