Story of an Unknown Man

Story of an Unknown Man

1980
1h 40m
3.8

3.8/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, this drama centers around a desire for revenge and the tragedy of a star-crossed love. After a general ruins some men under him in punishment for a rebellion, a friend of the broken men vows revenge. The friend, a naval officer, takes a job as a valet in the general's son's house. While he plots his revenge, the son has an affair with a woman whom the valet begins to love. She is discarded after becoming pregnant, and the valet has his own troubles; he has contracted tuberculosis. Sick and unable to follow through on his plans for vengeance, he leaves for France with the pregnant woman hoping to declare his love and seek a cure for his illness.

Status: Released

Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Mosfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Quick Facts

Original Title Рассказ неизвестного человека
Release Date January 1, 1980
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0230686

Cast

Yevgeniya Simonova
Yevgeniya Simonova

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Georgi Taratorkin
Georgi Taratorkin

Lyudmila Zaytseva
Lyudmila Zaytseva

Pavel Kadochnikov
Pavel Kadochnikov

Key Crew

Vytautas Žalakevičius
Director
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Writer

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