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Vysotsky. Thank You for Being Alive

Original title: Vysotskiy. Spasibo, chto zhivoy
  • 20112011
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.7K
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Vysotsky. Thank You for Being Alive (2011)
  • Biography
  • Drama
Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and '80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of his last g... Read allRussian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and '80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of his last great love as handed down to his son from a family friend.Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and '80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of his last great love as handed down to his son from a family friend.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Pyotr Buslov
  • Writer
    • Nikita Vysotskiy
  • Stars
    • Sergey Bezrukov
    • Oksana Akinshina
    • Andrey Smolyakov
Top credits
  • Director
    • Pyotr Buslov
  • Writer
    • Nikita Vysotskiy
  • Stars
    • Sergey Bezrukov
    • Oksana Akinshina
    • Andrey Smolyakov
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    • 6User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 10 nominations

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    Yuliya Polubinskaya in Vysotsky. Thank You for Being Alive (2011)
    Vladimir Menshov in Vysotsky. Thank You for Being Alive (2011)
    Alla Pokrovskaya in Vysotsky. Thank You for Being Alive (2011)
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    Sergey Bezrukov
    Sergey Bezrukov
    • Vladimir Vysotsky…
    Oksana Akinshina
    Oksana Akinshina
    • Tatyana Ivleva
    Andrey Smolyakov
    Andrey Smolyakov
    • Polkovnik KGB Viktor Bekhteev
    Ivan Urgant
    Ivan Urgant
    • Seva Kulagin
    Maksim Leonidov
    • Pavel Leonidov
    Vladimir Ilin
    Vladimir Ilin
    Andrey Panin
    Andrey Panin
    • Anatoly Nefyodov
    Dmitriy Astrakhan
    • Leonid Fridman
    Anna Ardova
    Vladimir Menshov
    Vladimir Menshov
    Irina Byakova
    Igor Chernevich
    Igor Chernevich
    Furkat Fayziyev
    Furkat Fayziyev
      Yuriy Fisan
      • Episodic role
      Shukhrat Irgashev
      Shukhrat Irgashev
      • General KGB Israilov
      Vladimir Kapustin
      Svetlana Kolpakova
      Elena Medvedeva
      • Director
        • Pyotr Buslov
      • Writer
        • Nikita Vysotskiy
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        The actor who played Vysotsky spent six hours in make-up for his role.
      • Connections
        Referenced in Evening Urgant: Sergey Bezrukov/Vladimir Pozner/Nikolai Svanidze/Zemfira (2012)
      • Soundtracks
        Okhota s vertoletov
        Written and Music by Vladimir Vysotskiy

      User reviews6

      Review
      Top review
      9/10
      Symbol vs Death
      I would say this is film about man who is the symbol of the people versus death. And the death in this film closely related to government and KGB. Death is also can be seen as the Visotskiy inability to further work on his poetry - which is the life. Most people who do not know about Visotskiy, how people lived in Soviet Union, will find this film as waste of time. Most people who know Visotskiy well will expect bio type film. It is not. Audience younger than 40 and who lived in former USSR, may expect true satisfaction. As film it is very good. Soundtrack selection sometimes strange. Actors are excellent, except Visotskiy, dialogs are good.
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      • Jan 7, 2012

      Details

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      • Release date
        • December 1, 2011 (Russia)
      • Country of origin
        • Russia
      • Official sites
        • Official Facebook
        • Official site (Russia)
      • Language
        • Russian
      • Also known as
        • Висоцький. Спасибі що живий
      • Production companies
        • Direktsiya Informatsionnykh Programm Obshchestvennogo Rossiyskogo Televideniya (DIP ORT)
        • Monumental Pictures
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      • Budget
        • $12,000,000 (estimated)
      • Gross worldwide
        • $31,016,553
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      • Runtime
        2 hours 8 minutes
      • Color
        • Color

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