A.N. Ostrovsky recalls the first period of his creative work (1849–1859), when he began collaborating with the Maly Theatre and with masters of the Russian stage such as L.P. Kositskaya, M.S. Shchepkin, and P.M. Sadovsky. Almost every character in this film is a real historical figure.

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Main Cast: Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Valentina Malyavina, Galina Polskikh, Oleg Yankovskiy, Oleg Anofriev, Boris Ivanov, Leonid Kulagin, German Kachin, Larisa Vadko, Konstantin Voynov

Director: Boris Yermolayev

Writers: Vladimir Lakshin, Sergey Yermolinsky

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Cinematographer: Roman Veseler

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