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Idiot

  • 1981
  • 29m
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Boris Plotnikov in Idiot (1981)
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  • Director
    • Vladimir Tumaev
  • Writers
    • Fyodor Dostoevsky
    • Vladimir Tumaev
  • Stars
    • Boris Plotnikov
    • Aleksandr Novikov
    • Vadim Gems
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    • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vladimir Tumaev
    • Writers
      • Fyodor Dostoevsky
      • Vladimir Tumaev
    • Stars
      • Boris Plotnikov
      • Aleksandr Novikov
      • Vadim Gems
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Boris Plotnikov
    Boris Plotnikov
    • Prince Myshkin
    Aleksandr Novikov
    • Rogozhin
    Vadim Gems
    • Lebedev
    • Director
      • Vladimir Tumaev
    • Writers
      • Fyodor Dostoevsky
      • Vladimir Tumaev
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    • Release date
      • 1981 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Idiot
    • Production companies
      • Uchebnaya Studiya VGIK
      • Vsesoyuznyj Gosudarstvennyj Institut Kinematografii (VGIK)
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      29 minutes

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