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Story of an Unknown Actor

Name: Story of an Unknown Actor
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976-01-01
Cast: Evgeniy Evstigneev, Alla Demidova, Igor Kvasha, Yekaterina Grazhdanskaya, Angelina Stepanova

1976 | 83 min | Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who loves a strong drama.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 23 min.
What might put you off: It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1976: an older pace and style.

Pavel Pavlovich Goryaev is not that young of an actor. For many years he plays in the provincial theater in leading roles. The director of a play based on a play that was written for Goryaev takes the young actor for his role. Goryaev at first falls into despair, leaves the theater, turns to friends. After a while he digests what happened and realizes that it is time to leave the stage with dignity.

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 powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Aleksandr Zarkhi

Evgeniy EvstigneevPavel Goryayev
Alla DemidovaSvetilnikova
Igor KvashaVereshchagin
Yekaterina GrazhdanskayaKatya
Angelina Stepanova
Igor Starygin
Vladislav Strzhelchik
Valentin Gaft
Mikhail Kononov
Nikolay Trofimov