
Behind the Footlights
Romance · Comedy
Overview
Russian Empire, the middle of the XIX century. Aged, beggar dramatic actor Lev Gurych Sinichkin, in search of work, wanders through the cities with his young daughter Liza. They dream that Lisa someday will succeed on stage and become a famous actress.
Top Cast


Vasili Merkuryev
Vasili Merkuryev
Lev Gurych Sinichkin
Vasili Merkuryev
Lev Gurych Sinichkin


Liliya Yudina
Liliya Yudina
Liza Sinichkina
Liliya Yudina
Liza Sinichkina


Tatyana Karpova
Tatyana Karpova
Raisa Surmilova
Tatyana Karpova
Raisa Surmilova


Nikolai Afanasyev
Nikolai Afanasyev
Serge Vetrinsky
Nikolai Afanasyev
Serge Vetrinsky


Mikhail Yanshin
Mikhail Yanshin
Fyodor Borzikov
Mikhail Yanshin
Fyodor Borzikov


Yuri Lyubimov
Yuri Lyubimov
Graf Zefirov
Yuri Lyubimov
Graf Zefirov


Sergei Blinnikov
Sergei Blinnikov
Pyotr Pustoslavtsev
Sergei Blinnikov
Pyotr Pustoslavtsev


Stanislav Chekan
Stanislav Chekan
Stepan
Stanislav Chekan
Stepan


Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky
Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky
Prompter
Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky
Prompter


Grigori Abrikosov
Grigori Abrikosov
Kozachinsky
Grigori Abrikosov
Kozachinsky
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