Anathema
1960It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.
Acted in
Stepan Krylov
as Deacon Olympius
Igor Efimov
as student
Nikolay Gavrilov
as the Dean
Aleksandr Afanasev
as merchant
Lyubov Malinovskaya
Fyodor Nikitin
as liberal
Pavel Pervushin
as wood cutter
Tamara Timofeeva
as townswoman
Arkadi Trusov
as merchant
Yevgeni Grigoryev
as gentleman in the church
Lev Stepanov
as church chorister
Klavdiya Fadeeva
as deacon’s wife
Svetlana Mazovetskaya
as lady donating to the poor (uncredited)
Nikolai Simonov
as voiceover