Belinsky

1h 42m

Drama

5.2

A biopic based on the life of Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811–1848). The production of the film was completed in 1951, but it was not released until 1953, following the reshooting of various scenes demanded by Stalin.

Cast

Sergei Kurilov

Belinsky

Aleksandr Borisov

Gertsen

Vladimir Chestnokov

Nekrasov

Georgiy Vitsin

Gogol

Nikolai Afanasyev

Lermontov

Igor Litovkin

Turgenev

Nina Mamayeva

Belinskaya

Yuri Lyubimov

Frolov

Vladimir Belokurov

Barsukov

Konstantin Skorobogatov

Krestyanin

Boris Dmokhovsky

Dubelt

Mikhail Nazvanov

Nikolai I

Yuriy Tolubeev

Schepkin

Konstantin Adashevsky

Belinskiy's opponent / Peddler

Nikolay Kharitonov

student at gallery

Lev Kolesov

Kraevskiy

Aleksandr Chekayevsky

(uncredited)

Crew

Grigori Kozintsev

Director, Writer

Yuri German

Writer

Elena Serebrovskaya

Writer

Sergei Ivanov

Director of Photography

Andrey Moskvin

Director of Photography

Mark Magidson

Director of Photography

Nadezhda Kosheverova

Assistant Director

Evgeny Eney

Production Design

Ilya Volk

Sound Director

Dmitri Shostakovich

Original Music Composer

Nikolay Rabinovich

Conductor