The Journalist
Seen it?1967 | 226 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- If you count yourself among people who like their stories with a little heart-flutter and anyone who likes a story with emotional weight, this one's for you. Leaves you with something to think about. Shelve it next to From Here to Eternity or The Misfits.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Long and immersive, at 3 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 46 min.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1967: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
A successful young journalist goes to a small industrial city in order to understand the written complaints of a certain girl. When he met the author of the letters and the girl whom she had slandered, he didn't immediately understand the complexity of the situation and the measure of responsibility to those whom he was obliged to protect...
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 powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sergei Gerasimov
- Galina PolskikhShura Okayomova
- Yuri VasilyevYuri Alyabyev
- Nadezhda FedosovaVarvara Anikina
- Sergey NikonenkoAleksandr Reutov
- Tamara MakarovaOlga Panina
- Sergei GerasimovAlexei Kolesnikov
- Yusup DaniyalovNikolai Rustamovich
- Ivan LapikovPavel Pustovoytov
- Vasiliy ShukshinYevgeni Sergeyevich
- Valeri MalyshevGena