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Subject for a Short Story

5.919691h 22mMovieDramaRomanceHistory

The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are…

DirectorSergei Yutkevich
WriterLeonid Malyugin
ProducerLev Kushelevich

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Cast · Directed by Sergei Yutkevich

MHMykola Hrynko
Mykola Hrynko
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
MVMarina Vlady
Marina Vlady
Lika Mizinova
YLYevgeni Lebedev
Yevgeni Lebedev
Pavel Yegorovich Chekhov
APAleksandra Panova
Aleksandra Panova
Yevgeniya Yakovlevna Chekhova
ISIya Savvina
Iya Savvina
Mariya Pavlovna Chekhova
RBRolan Bykov
Rolan Bykov
Mikhail Pavlovich Chekhov
YYYuriy Yakovlev
Yuriy Yakovlev
Ignatiy Potapenko
LGLeonid Gallis
Leonid Gallis
Gilyarovskiy
YVYekaterina Vasilyeva
Yekaterina Vasilyeva
artist Ovchinnikova
VOVladimir Osenev
Vladimir Osenev
Kurbatov
SKSergey Kulagin
Sergey Kulagin
merchant Gribov
YSYevgeni Shutov
Yevgeni Shutov
father Gerasim

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Subject for a Short Story hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 24, 1969. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.

Is Subject for a Short Story based on a true story?

Yes — Subject for a Short Story is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).