The Brothers Karamazov | |
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Directed by |
Kirill Lavrov Ivan Pyryev Mikhail Ulyanov |
Written by | Ivan Pyryev (screenplay) Fyodor Dostoyevsky (novel) |
Starring |
Mikhail Ulyanov Lionella Pyryeva Kirill Lavrov Andrey Myagkov |
Music by | Isaak Shvarts |
Cinematography | Sergei Vronsky |
Edited by | V. Yankovsky |
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232 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Братья Карамазовы, translit. Bratya Karamazovy) is a 1969 Soviet film directed by Kirill Lavrov, Ivan Pyryev and Mikhail Ulyanov. It is based on the eponymous novel by the famous Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival, winning Pyryev a Special Prize.
The film was the most popular movie at the USSR box office in 1969.