Film

Tairov's Death

2004 · 2h 30m · Drama

The film is dedicated to the tragic fate of the outstanding theater director, founder of the famous Chamber Theater Alexander Tairov. Tairov's performances "Princess Brambilla", "Phaedra", "Love under the Elms", "Optimistic Tragedy" have gained worldwide fame. In 1949, during the so-called struggle against cosmopolitans, Tairov was released from the leadership of the Chamber Theater, the theater was renamed. Unable to withstand this blow, shocked by the betrayal of the actors he raised, crushed by the harassment of the press, Tairov died a year later in a psychiatric clinic...

Mikhail Kozakov

Alla Demidova

Aleksey Petrenko

Aleksandr Mokhov

Garik Sukachyov

Aleksey Guskov

Vladimir Laptev

• Boris BlankDirector · Screenplay
• Pavel FinnScreenplay
• Boris GalkinProducer
• Svetlana IvannikovaProducer
• Dmitri SmirnovOriginal Music Composer

Release date

June 8, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

2h 30m

Genres

Drama