Director: Igor Talankin
Writer: Igor Talankin
A film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy. The main character of the film is Prince Stepan Kasatsky, an officer, an ardent, proud young man β a big fan of the tsar. Kasatsky is going to marry, but at the last moment he learns from the bride that she was the mistress of the emperor. The prince is deeply disappointed in social life, he takes a monastic vow and leaves the capital. Faith in God was to save the soul, but passions and worldly temptations don't leave Kasatsky.
99 min
Rating: 2.5/10
Released
Top Cast

Sergey Bondarchuk
Stepan Kasatsky / Father Sergius

Valentina Titova
Mary Korotkova

Vladislav Strzhelchik
Nicholas I

Nikolai Gritsenko
general

Boris Ivanov
hegumen

Ivan Lapikov
old man on the ferry
Movie Info
Director: Igor Talankin
Writer: Igor Talankin
Production Companies: Mosfilm
Countries: Soviet Union