The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)
Drama
Overview
It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel.
Cast
- Stanislav Chekan as Ivan Maximovich Poddubny
- Yuri Medvedev as Nikita, Ivan's pal
- Iya Arepina as Marusya Nikolayevna, aka Mimi
- Boris Petker as Giuseppe Truzzi
- Leonid Topchiyev as Orlando
- Tamara Loginova as Durov's wife
- Georgiy Vitsin as Enrico, a clown
- Kyunna Ignatova as Esterina Truzzi
- Stepan Kayukov as Vanya, wrestling contest promoter
- Grigoriy Shpigel as Solomonsky