
Applause, Applause...
Romance · Drama
Overview
Lyudmila Gurchenko's brilliant performance in a musical drama about a life of the struggling singer.
Top Cast


Lyudmila Gurchenko
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Lyudmila Gurchenko


Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Tabakov
Shevtsov
Oleg Tabakov
Shevtsov


Aleksandr Filippenko
Aleksandr Filippenko
Aleksandr Filippenko


Aleksandr Shirvindt
Aleksandr Shirvindt
Aleksandr Shirvindt


Lev Lemke
Lev Lemke
Lev Lemke


Olga Volkova
Olga Volkova
Olga Volkova


Algirdas Paulavicius
Algirdas Paulavicius
Algirdas Paulavicius


Tatyana Parkina
Tatyana Parkina
Tatyana Parkina


Gelena Ivlieva
Gelena Ivlieva
Gelena Ivlieva
Arkady Pyshnyak
Arkady Pyshnyak
Arkady Pyshnyak
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