The Doctor's Pupil
Seen it?1984 | 70 min | Comedy, Family, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, families and history buffs.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
An enterprising young man who practices medicine, striving to win the affection of his beloved, vows to cure her mother of a serious illness. To truly learn the secrets of medicine, he has to pretend to be deaf and mute and hire himself out as an assistant to the best doctor. Will the hero be able to keep his promise?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Boris Rytsarev
- Oleg KazancheevRadomir - physician's apprentice
- Oleg GolubitskyVazili - king's physician
- Natalya VavilovaTodorka - dancer girl
- Ariadna ShengelaiaMaria - Todorka's mother
- Mikhail GluzskiyCosta - king's educator
- Grigori ManoukovKing
- Viktor IlichyovGrozdan - foolish youth
- Yuri ChekulayevKavas
- Liliya Gritsenkolady - patient's mother
- Ion Marinescu