Mirror

Mar 7, 1975

1h 47m

★ 7.9

Overview

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Mosfilm

Mirror Trailers

Cast

Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother

Margarita Terekhova

Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old

Ignat Daniltsev

Nadezha - Mother of 12-Year-Old Alexei

Larisa Tarkovskaya

Lisa

Alla Demidova

Forensic Doctor

Anatoliy Solonitsyn

Printery Director

Mykola Hrynko

Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table

Tamara Ogorodnikova

Rifle Shooting Instructor

Yuriy Nazarov

The Father

Oleg Yankovskiy

Aleksei - 5 Years Old

Filipp Yankovsky

Proofreader in Printing House

Tatyana Reshetnikova

Narrator - The Author's Words (voice)

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

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