Arkadiy Raykin

    Arkadiy Raykin
    1975

    Synopsis

    There was no Soviet actor who could claim a greater popularity than Raikin. He was allowed the impossible: to be a satirist. Even during the height of government approved Anti-Semitism, Raikin was a figure to be reckoned with. He was known and beloved by all, his razor-sharp wit admired - and feared. In fact, president Putin met his future wife at a Raikin show. The film follows Raikin to his shows, on stage, and backstage, during rehearsals, at rest, and during conversations with his friends, including legendary Soviet jazz singer Leonid Utesov, film director Yuli Raizman, the poet Bella Ahmadullina, and the American film director George Kukor.

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      Cast

      • Arkadiy RaykinSelf
      • Bella AkhmadulinaSelf
      • Georgi TovstonogovSelf
      • Konstantin RaykinSelf
      • Mikhail UlyanovSelf
      • Yekaterina RajkinaSelf
      • Leonid UtyosovSelf
      • George CukorSelf
      • Viktoriya GorsheninaSelf
      • Ilya OlshvangerSelf
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