A Man Before His Time (Russian: Преждевременный человек) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Abram Room.[1][2][3] It is based on Yakov Bogomolov, an unfinished play by Maxim Gorky (ca. 1916).
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| Russian: Преждевременный человек | |
| Directed by | Abram Room |
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| Edited by | A. Klebanov |
| Music by | Evgeniy Krylatov |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
editThe film is set in the Karadag coast of the Crimea at the turn of the 20th century. It tells about the engineer Bogomolov, who is so passionate about his work that he does not notice how his wife cheats on him and his friends betray him.[4]
Cast
edit- Igor Kvasha as Yakov Bogomolov
- Anastasiya Vertinskaya as Olga Borisovna
- Aleksandr Kalyagin as Nikon Bukeyev
- Boris Ivanov as Uncle Jean
- Nina Shatskaya as Nina Arkadyevna
- Valentin Smirnitskiy as Boris Ladygin
- Irina Varley as Verochka
- Anatoliy Adoskin as Naum
- Tatyana Lukyanova as Dunyasha[5]