Film

Arkadiy Raykin

1975 · 55m · Documentary

There was no Soviet actor who could claim a greater popularity than Raikin. He was allowed the impossible: to be a satirist. Even during the height of government approved Anti-Semitism, Raikin was a figure to be reckoned with. He was known and beloved by all, his razor-sharp wit admired - and feared. In fact, president Putin met his future wife at a Raikin show. The film follows Raikin to his shows, on stage, and backstage, during rehearsals, at rest, and during conversations with his friends, including legendary Soviet jazz singer Leonid Utesov, film director Yuli Raizman, the poet Bella Ahmadullina, and the American film director George Kukor.

Arkadiy Raykin

Self

Bella Akhmadulina

Self

Georgi Tovstonogov

Self

Konstantin Raykin

Self

Mikhail Ulyanov

Self

Yekaterina Rajkina

Self

Leonid Utyosov

Self

George Cukor

Self

Viktoriya Gorshenina

Self

Ilya Olshvanger

Self

Vladimir Lyakhovitsky

Self

Marietta Shaginyan

Self

Aleksey Yakovlev

Self

Igor Tsvetkov

Self

Vladimir Khramov

Self

Michael Gindin

Self

• Marina GoldovskayaDirector · Writer
• Yury ProkofyevDirector of Photography

Release date

March 9, 1975

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

55m

Genres

Documentary