Behind the Footlights (1956)

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Released:
1956-06-28

Overview:
Russian Empire, the middle of the XIX century. Aged, beggar dramatic actor Lev Gurych Sinichkin, in search of work, wanders through the cities with his young daughter Liza. They dream that Lisa someday will succeed on stage and become a famous actress.

Director:
Konstantin Yudin

Runtime:
1h 24min

Genre:
Romance, Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Vasili Merkuryev
    as
    Lev Gurych Sinichkin
  • Liliya Yudina
    as
    Liza Sinichkina
  • Tatyana Karpova
    as
    Raisa Surmilova
  • Nikolai Afanasyev
    as
    Serge Vetrinsky
  • Mikhail Yanshin
    as
    Fyodor Borzikov