Pirogov

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Pirogov

1947

1h 32m

7.4(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

A biopic based on the life of Russian scientist and doctor Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov (1810-1881), famous for being the founder of field surgery.

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15 members

Acting

Константин Скоробогатов

Pirogov

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Владимир Честноков

Ipatov

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Ольга Лебзак

Bakulina

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Сергей Яров

Skulachenko

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George Gumilevsky

Lukich

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Ippolit Novsky-Semyonovsky

Mandt

No Image

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Николай Черкасов

Lyadov

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Пётр Лобанов

Tarasov

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Яков Малютин

Hospital superintendent

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Алексей Дикий

Admiral Nakhimov

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Татьяна Пилецкая

Dasha Sevastopolskaya

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Андрей Костричкин

The late one

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Анатолий Кузнецов

Sailor

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Кирилл Гун

Physician

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Геннадий Карякин

Student

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