Behind the Footlights
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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.
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16 people
Vasili Merkuryev
Lev Gurych Sinichkin
Known for
The Cranes Are Flying
Cinderella
Станислав Чекан
Stepan, coachman
Liliya Yudina
Liza Sinichkina
Also in
May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
The Fugitive from "Yantarny"
Tatyana Karpova
Raisa Surmilova
Also in
Mother-in-Law
Olga Sergeevna
Nikolai Afanasyev
Serge Vetrinsky
Also in
Belinsky
The Magpie
Mikhail Yanshin
Fyodor Borzikov
Known for
Thumbelina
Vovka in the Kingdom of Far Far Away
Yuri Lyubimov
Graf Zefirov
Also in
Robinson Crusoe
A Noisy Household
Sergei Blinnikov
Pyotr Pustoslavtsev
Known for
Alexander Nevsky
Gas Station Queen
Stanislav Chekan
Stepan
Known for
The Diamond Arm
War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky
Prompter
Also in
The Anna Cross
Boots
Grigori Abrikosov
Kozachinsky
Known for
Wedding in Malinovka
Pyotr Repnin
Nalimov
Known for
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Konstantin Yudin Director · Nikolay Erdman Writer Mikhail Volpin Writer
United States release October 9, 1956 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title На подмостках сцены
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
На подмостках сцены
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 28, 1956
Theatrical
United States · October 9, 1956
Theatrical
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