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The Wrestler and the Clown

Original title: Borets i kloun
  • 19571957
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
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It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel.It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel.It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
150
YOUR RATING
    • Boris Barnet
    • Konstantin Yudin
    • Nikolay Pogodin
  • Stars
    • Stanislav Chekan
    • Aleksandr Mikhaylov
    • Yuriy Medvedev
    • Boris Barnet
    • Konstantin Yudin
    • Nikolay Pogodin
  • Stars
    • Stanislav Chekan
    • Aleksandr Mikhaylov
    • Yuriy Medvedev
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    • 1User review
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    Stanislav Chekan and Anatoliy Solovyov in The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
    The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
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    Aleksandr Mikhaylov in The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
    Kyunna Ignatova in The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
    Stanislav Chekan and Stepan Kayukov in The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
    Iya Arepina and Stanislav Chekan in The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
    The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
    Stanislav Chekan and Georgiy Vitsin in The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
    The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
    Boris Petker and Aleksandr Mikhaylov in The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
    Stanislav Chekan, Konstantin Yudin, and Aleksandr Mikhaylov in The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)

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    Stanislav Chekan
    Stanislav Chekan
    • Ivan Maximovich Poddubny
    Aleksandr Mikhaylov
    Aleksandr Mikhaylov
    • Anatoli Leonidovich Durov
    Yuriy Medvedev
    Yuriy Medvedev
    • Nikita, Ivan's pal
    Iya Arepina
    Iya Arepina
    • Marusya Nikolayevna, aka Mimi
    Boris Petker
    Boris Petker
    • Giuseppe Truzzi
    Leonid Topchiyev
    • Orlando
    • (as L. Topchiyev)
    Tamara Loginova
    Tamara Loginova
    Georgiy Vitsin
    Georgiy Vitsin
    • Enrico, a clown
    • (as G. Vitsiner)
    Kyunna Ignatova
    Kyunna Ignatova
    • Esterina Truzzi
    Stepan Kayukov
    Stepan Kayukov
    • Vanya, wrestling contest promoter
    Grigoriy Shpigel
    Grigoriy Shpigel
    • Solomonsky
    • (as G. Chpiguel)
    Anatoliy Solovyov
    Anatoliy Solovyov
    • Raoul Boucher
    • (as A. Solovyov)
    Grigori Abrikosov
    Grigori Abrikosov
    • Mr. Fish
    • (as G. Abrikossov)
    Maya Kazakova
    Maya Kazakova
    • Alena
    • (as M. Kazakova)
    Polina Nyatko
    Polina Nyatko
    • Ivan's Mother
    Aleksandr Gumburg
    Aleksandr Gumburg
    • Ivan's Father
    • (as A. Gumburg)
    Vladimir Dorofeyev
    Vladimir Dorofeyev
    M. Alekseyev
      • Boris Barnet
      • Konstantin Yudin
      • Nikolay Pogodin
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    10/10
    masterpiece. wonderful picture of late XIX century in russia.
    almost unknown masterpiece of great russian director boris barnet. the life of a fighter (poddubni) and of a clown (durov), very popular people of russia of late XIX century. wonderful the landscape. a movie you have to watch.
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    • figgieu
    • Aug 6, 2002

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      • December 9, 1957 (Soviet Union)
      • Soviet Union
      • Russian
      • Italian
      • French
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      • Mosfilm
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Mono

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