A biopic based on the life of Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811–1848). The production of the film was completed in 1951, but it was not released until 1953, following the reshooting of various scenes demanded by Stalin.
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Cast
28 people
Sergei Kurilov
Belinsky
Also in
Without Prejudice
Maximka
Aleksandr Borisov
Gertsen
Known for
War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova
Dmitri Shostakovich
Yuri German
Grigori Kozintsev
Also in
The Diary of St. Petersburg: Kozintsev's Flat
Petersburg Diary: Kozintsev's Apartment
Vladimir Chestnokov
Nekrasov
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Taras Shevchenko
Russian Pioneers
Andrey Moskvin
Georgiy Vitsin
Gogol
Known for
Gentlemen of Fortune
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross
Sergei Ivanov
Elena Serebrovskaya
Nikolai Afanasyev
Lermontov
Also in
The Magpie
Behind the Footlights
Mark Magidson
Grigori Kozintsev Director · Yuri German Writer Elena Serebrovskaya Writer
First release June 4, 1953 · Produced in Russia · Original title Белинский
Production
Lenfilm
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Белинский
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 4, 1953
Russia · June 4, 1953
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
January 15, 1954
XC
April 8, 1954 · TV · ČST
April 9, 1954 · Theatrical
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