It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.
Cast
Stepan Krylov
Deacon Olympius
Igor Efimov
student
Nikolay Gavrilov
the Dean
Aleksandr Afanasev
merchant
Lyubov Malinovskaya
Unknown
Fyodor Nikitin
liberal
Pavel Pervushin
wood cutter
Tamara Timofeeva
townswoman
Arkadi Trusov
merchant
Yevgeni Grigoryev
gentleman in the church
Lev Stepanov
church chorister
Klavdiya Fadeeva
deacon’s wife
Svetlana Mazovetskaya
lady donating to the poor (uncredited)
Nikolai Simonov
voiceover
Crew
Sergei Gippius
Director
Leonid Solovyov
Writer
Isaac Glikman
Script Editor
Andrey Donatov
Script Editor
Aleksandr Kuprin
Short Story
Natalya Razumova
Editor
Anatoly Karpukhin
Director of Photography
O. Boytsova
Assistant Director
Pyotr Nikashin
Executive Producer
Aleksei Fedotov
Production Design
Irina Chernyakhovskaya
Sound Director
Alexander Scriabin
Music
A. Osipov
Script Consultant
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