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Anathema
8.0(2)19600h 45m
It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.
- Director
- Sergei Gippius
- Created by
- Pyotr Nikashin
- Writers
- Leonid Solovyov
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Cast

Stepan Krylov
Deacon Olympius

Igor Efimov
student

Nikolay Gavrilov
the Dean

Aleksandr Afanasev
merchant

Lyubov Malinovskaya

Fyodor Nikitin
liberal

Pavel Pervushin
wood cutter

Tamara Timofeeva
townswoman

Arkadi Trusov
merchant

Yevgeni Grigoryev
gentleman in the church

Lev Stepanov
church chorister

Klavdiya Fadeeva
deacon’s wife

Svetlana Mazovetskaya
lady donating to the poor (uncredited)

Nikolai Simonov
voiceover
Crew
Directing
- Sergei GippiusDirector
- O. BoytsovaAssistant Director
Writing
- Leonid SolovyovWriter
- Aleksandr KuprinShort Story
- A. OsipovScript Consultant
- Isaac GlikmanScript Editor
- Andrey DonatovScript Editor
Production
- Pyotr NikashinExecutive Producer
Camera
- Anatoly KarpukhinDirector of Photography
Editing
- Natalya RazumovaEditor
Sound
- Irina ChernyakhovskayaSound Director
- Alexander ScriabinMusic
Art
- Aleksei FedotovProduction Design