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Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman

Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman

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📜 Overview: The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman (1905-64) and his novel Life and Fate (1980), a literary masterpiece, a monumental and epic account of life under Stalin's regime of terror, a defiant cry that the KGB tried to suffocate.
🌏 Languages Available: English , French , Russian
📆 Date Released: 2018-01-24
⌚ Running Time: 59 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Elsa Lepoivre original image
Self - Narrator (voice)
Elsa Lepoivre
Denis Podalydès original image
Self - Narrator (voice)
Denis Podalydès
Olga Turbina original image
Self - Archivist
Olga Turbina
Fedor Guber original image
Self - Grossman's Son
Fedor Guber
Alexis Berelowitch original image
Self - Grossman's Translator
Alexis Berelowitch
Ekaterina Korotkova-Grossman original image
Self - Grossman's Daughter
Ekaterina Korotkova-Grossman
Olivier Rolin original image
Self - Writer
Olivier Rolin
Vladimir Voinovich original image
Self - Writer
Vladimir Voinovich
Anthony Beevor original image
Self - Historian
Anthony Beevor
Bernard Pivot original image
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Bernard Pivot
Joseph Stalin original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Solomon Mikhoels original image
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Solomon Mikhoels
Adolf Hitler original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Nikita Khrushchev original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev

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