A Simple Death

Overview

When a middle-aged high-court judge in 19th-century Russia starts to experience a sharp pain in his side, he soon finds himself bedridden with an undiagnosed terminal illness. Face-to-face with his own mortality, he becomes increasingly introspective and emotional as he ponders the reason for his acute suffering and imminent death.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 4, 1985

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Lenfilm

Cast

Valeriy Priyomykhov,Alisa Freyndlikh,Vytautas Paukste,Karina Moritts,Mikhail Danilov,Edwald Smirnov,Tamara Timofeeva,Stanislav Churkin,Anatoliy Khudoleev,A. Bukhvalovand 2 more

Director

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Writer

Leo Tolstoy,Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Cinematography

Yury Klimenko

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0265580