The Wrestler and the Clown

Dec 9, 1957

1h 35m

★ 5.6

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Mosfilm

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Cast

Ivan Maximovich Poddubny

Stanislav Chekan

Nikita, Ivan's pal

Yuri Medvedev

Marusya Nikolayevna, aka Mimi

Iya Arepina

Giuseppe Truzzi

Boris Petker

Orlando

Leonid Topchiyev

Durov's wife

Tamara Loginova

Enrico, a clown

Georgiy Vitsin

Esterina Truzzi

Kyunna Ignatova

Vanya, wrestling contest promoter

Stepan Kayukov

Solomonsky

Grigoriy Shpigel

Raoul Boucher

Anatoliy Solovyov

Mr. Fish

Grigori Abrokosov

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