Anathema - 1960

Anathema 1960 Directed by Sergei Gippius Анафема

It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.

Country Soviet Union

Language Russian

Spoken Language Russian

Gnere History

Release Date 1 January 1960

45 mins

Cast

Stepan Krylov Deacon Olympius

Igor Efimov student

Nikolay Gavrilov the Dean

Aleksandr Afanasev merchant

Lyubov Malinovskaya

Fyodor Nikitin liberal

Pavel Pervushin wood cutter

Tamara Timofeeva townswoman

Arkadi Trusov merchant

Yevgeni Grigoryev gentleman in the church

Lev Stepanov church chorister

Klavdiya Fadeeva deacon’s wife

Svetlana Mazovetskaya lady donating to the poor (uncredited)

Nikolai Simonov voiceover

Crew

Director

Sergei Gippius

Writer

Leonid Solovyov

Executive Producer

Pyotr Nikashin

Cinematography

Anatoly Karpukhin

Editor

Natalya Razumova

Production Design

Aleksei Fedotov

Sound

Irina Chernyakhovskaya

Original Writer

Aleksandr Kuprin

Music

Alexander Scriabin

Assistant Director

O. Boytsova