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The Admirer

4.020121h 42mMovieDramaRomance

A story based on love between Anton Chekhov and a young writer Lidiya Avilova.

DirectorVitaliy Melnikov
WriterVitaliy Melnikov
ProducersYury Sapronov·Andrey Smirnov

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Cast · Directed by Vitaliy Melnikov

KPKirill Pirogov
Kirill Pirogov
Антон Павлович Чехов
SISvetlana Ivanova
Svetlana Ivanova
Лидия Авилова
OAOleg Andreev
Oleg Andreev
Михаил Авилов (муж Лидии)
IKIvan Krasko
Ivan Krasko
Лев Толстой
SKSvetlana Kryuchkova
Svetlana Kryuchkova
романистка
OMOksana Mysina
Oksana Mysina
поэтесса
OTOleg Tabakov
Oleg Tabakov
Николай Александрович Лейкин (издатель, друг Чехова)
PZPyotr Zhuravlyov
Pyotr Zhuravlyov
Николай Николаевич Оболонский (доктор, озвучил Сергей Гамов)
RARodion Antonkin
Rodion Antonkin
носильщик
AYArtem Yakovlev
Artem Yakovlev
брат Лидии Алекс
ADAleksey Devotchenko
Aleksey Devotchenko
театральный критик Альфред Гной
ZBZoya Buryak
Zoya Buryak
Пелагея (прислуга Авиловых)

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