The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce
Seen it?1977 | Drama
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 loves a strong drama. If you loved All the President's Men or The Parallax View, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1977: an older pace and style.
A West German concern is conducting secret negotiations on the production of an atomic bomb with an interested state. The son of the head of the concern, realizing the monstrosity and scale of his father's activities, interrupts the negotiations and returns home with the intention to publicize his father's activities.
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 Anatoliy Bobrovskiy
- Vsevolod SafonovVladimirov - Soviet Journalist
- Donatas BanionisFerdinand Luce - Left-Wing Journalist
- Pavel PankovBerg - Prosecutor
- Nikolai GritsenkoFriedrich Dornbrock - Head of the Concern
- Juozas BudraitisHans Dornbrock - Son of Friedrich Dornbrock
- Igor LedogorovBauer - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Concern
- Einari KoppelHanse Krone - Political Columnist for the Magazine «Extra One»
- Evgeniy EvstigneevDeagon - American Millionaire
- Chun Seb PakДжозеф Лим - генеральный директор концерна
- Eve KiviEugenie Schornbach - Wife of the Minister of Justice