Subject for a Short Story (1969)
The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are expecting Lika Mizinova from Moscow station to arrive from Moscow. Chekhov is alarmed by the upcoming premiere, excited by the meeting with love, which never took place. Memories of acquaintance with Lika, of the experiences caused by the rude scolding of newspaper men who predicted the young writer the inglorious "death under the fence", about the unexpected decision for everyone to go to Sakhalin...
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Writing:
Stars:
        - Sergei Yutkevich
 
Writing:
- Sergei Yutkevich
 - Leonid Malyugin
 
Stars:
        
                            Release Date: 1969-10-06
            
                        
                                
                                        
                    
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                    5.4/10
                    - Country: SU
 - Language: Pусский
 - Runtime: 82
 
                                    
                                    Lika Mizinova
                                                                            
                                    
                                    Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
                                                                            
                                    
                                    Mariya Pavlovna Chekhova
                                                                            
                                    
                                    Mikhail Pavlovich Chekhov
                                                                            
                                    
                                    Pavel Yegorovich Chekhov
                                                                            
                                    
                                    Yevgeniya Yakovlevna Chekhova
                                                                            
                                    
                                    Ignatiy Potapenko
                                                                            
                                    
                                    Gilyarovskiy
                                                                            
                                    
                                    Kurbatov
                                                                            
                                    
                                    artist Ovchinnikova
                                                                            
                                    
                                    merchant Gribov
                                                                            
                                    
                                    father Gerasim
                                                                            
                                    
                                    peasant
                                                                            
                                    
                                    prompter
                                                                            
                                    
                                    Afrodita Popandos
                                                                            
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    Zhurkin
                                                                            
                                    
                                    merchant Gribov
                                                                            
                                    
                                    Anton Pavlovich Chekhov