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The End of the World
The End of the World
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The End of the World

Original Title: Конец света

1963
1h 25m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1963

Runtime

1h 25m

Storyline

A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person pseudo-documentary "found footage" technique framing the movie as the creation of the protagonist, who is returns to his home village from the city to discover that a local drunk has formed a doomsday cult.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Jun 24, 1963
Languages
Russian
Director
Boris Buneev
Boris Buneev
Production
Gorky Film Studios
Gorky Film Studios
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

17 Cast Members

Stanislav Sokolov

Stanislav Sokolov

Sasha Likardokin

Yevgeniya Kolmykova

Polya

Tatyana Pelttser

Tatyana Pelttser

Matryona

Vitali Politseymako

Vitali Politseymako

Filin

Stanislav Lyubshin

Stanislav Lyubshin

father Michail

Daya Smirnova

mother Klavdiya

Varvara Popova

Agafya

Vladimir Ratomsky

Vladimir Ratomsky

old man Pafnutiy

Yevgeni Kryuchkov

Fedya

Yuri Kharchenko

Grisha Zubarik

Pyotr Lyubeshkin

Pyotr Lyubeshkin

Egor Ivanovich

Viktor Sergachyov

Viktor Sergachyov

local militia man

Nikolai Pazhitnov

lecturer

Oleg Vidov

Oleg Vidov

Akulina's dead son

Viktor Markin

Viktor Markin

doctor (uncredited)

Kseniya Kozmina

Kseniya Kozmina

Polya's mother (uncredited)

Iya Marks

Iya Marks

Akulina

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