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Behind the Footlights(1956)
Status: Released
Date: 1956-06-28
70%
1 Votes
Time: 1h 24m
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.
Languages: Russian.
Countries:
Soviet Union
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Behind the Footlights
Top 10 Billed Cast
Василий Меркурьев
Lev Gurych Sinichkin
Лилия Юдина
Liza Sinichkina
Татьяна Карпова
Raisa Surmilova
Николай Афанасьев
Serge Vetrinsky
Михаил Яншин
Fyodor Borzikov
Юрий Любимов
Graf Zefirov
Сергей Блинников
Pyotr Pustoslavtsev
Станислав Чекан
Stepan
Александр Сашин-Никольский
Prompter
Григорий Абрикосов
Kozachinsky
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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.
Release Date
1956-06-28
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
Pусский
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