Anathema (1960)

8.0/10 45 min History

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

voiceover

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