Poisons or the World History of Poisoning
Poisons or the World History of Poisoning

Poisons or the World History of Poisoning

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2001
1h 46m
4.9(15 votes)
Comedy
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Overview

A story of an actor named Oleg whose wife has been seduced by his neighbor. As he is thoroughly convinced of her infidelity, he would like to poison her. An old man named Prokhorov helps him to get rid of his wife by lecturing about famous deaths caused by poisoning. It is from Prokhorov we learn that many famous and not so famous like Cesare Borgia and Caligula were killed as they were poisoned.

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24 members
Acting

Игнат Акрачков

Volkov

Игнат Акрачков
Acting

Олег Басилашвили

Prohorov / Pope Alexander VI

Олег Басилашвили
Acting

Zhanna Dudanova

Katya

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Acting

Александр Баширов

Arnold Sharapov

Александр Баширов
Acting

Ольга Тумайкина

Zoe Filimonova

Ольга Тумайкина
Acting

Людмила Касаткина

Evgenia Ivanovna Holodkova

Людмила Касаткина
Acting

Андрей Панин

Cesare Borgia

Андрей Панин
Acting

Yuri Osherov

Socrates

Yuri Osherov
Acting

Александр Андриевич

Artaxerxes

Александр Андриевич
Acting

Марина Казанкова

Lucretia Borgia

Марина Казанкова
Acting

Екатерина Климова

Jeanne d'Albret

Екатерина Климова
Acting

Иван Лакшин

Nero

No Image
Acting

Фёдор Шеленков

Caligula

No Image
Acting

Дмитрий Дюжев

Edma Costa

Дмитрий Дюжев
Acting

Василий Долбитиков

Unknown Role

Василий Долбитиков
Acting

Ирина Карева

Larisa

Ирина Карева
Acting

Ирина Леонова

Unknown Role

Ирина Леонова
Acting

Павел Поймалов

theater actor

Павел Поймалов
Acting

Татьяна Монахова

Unknown Role

Татьяна Монахова
Acting

Павел Ващилин

Unknown Role

Павел Ващилин
Acting

Dillon Oloiede

Unknown Role

Dillon Oloiede
Acting

Natalya Kulinkina

Unknown Role

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Acting

Алексей Алексеев

Unknown Role

Алексей Алексеев
Acting

Александр Аблязов

poisoner

Александр Аблязов

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