The Drayman and the King

Overview

Moldavanka is a legendary district of pre-revolutionary Odesa, a bustling, carefree world brimming with vibrant southern life. It is home to a colorful, cheerful crowd, as well as the pride of Moldavanka — the charming bandit Benya Krik, nicknamed the King, son of the horse dealer Mendel Krik. The whole story begins when Mendel decides to leave his family and run off with the young beauty Marusya, selling his famous Odesa stable...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 6, 1989

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Gorky Film Studios

Cast

Andrey Urgant,Roman Kartsev,Irina Rozanova,Zinoviy Gerdt,Tatyana Vasileva,Armen Dzhigarkhanyan,Evgeniy Evstigneev,Maksim Leonidov

Director

Vladimir Alenikov

Writer

Isaak Babel,Vladimir Alenikov

Music

Aleksandr Zhurbin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0096930