There was no Soviet actor who could claim a greater popularity than Raikin. He was allowed the impossible: to be a satirist. Even during the height of government approved Anti-Semitism, Raikin was a figure to be reckoned with. He was known and beloved by all, his razor-sharp wit admired - and feared. In fact, president Putin met his future wife at a Raikin show. The film follows Raikin to his shows, on stage, and backstage, during rehearsals, at rest, and during conversations with his friends, including legendary Soviet jazz singer Leonid Utesov, film director Yuli Raizman, the poet Bella Ahmadullina, and the American film director George Kukor.
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Arkadiy Raykin
Self
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Bella Akhmadulina
Self
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Georgi Tovstonogov
Self
Also in
A.P. Chekhov's Scenes
Next to a Friend
Konstantin Raykin
Self
Known for
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
Mikhail Ulyanov
Self
Known for
The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment
Liberation - Part 3 : Direction of the Main Blow
Yekaterina Rajkina
Self
Also in
The Bath House
The Scarecrow
Leonid Utyosov
Self
Also in
Jolly Fellows
The Career of Spirka Shpandyr
George Cukor
Self
Also in
The Men Who Made the Movies
Flick Flack
Viktoriya Gorshenina
Self
Also in
Tartuffe
Way Home
Ilya Olshvanger
Self
Vladimir Lyakhovitsky
Self
Also in
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Ryaba, My Chicken
Marietta Shaginyan
Self
Marina Goldovskaya Director · Yury Prokofyev Cinematographer
First release March 9, 1975 · Produced in Russia · Original title Аркадий Райкин
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Ekran
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Russia
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Original title
Аркадий Райкин
Original language
Russian
Release dates
Russia · March 9, 1975
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No release date listed for United States.
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