Top Cast
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Petr Shelokhonov
Васков
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Mikhail Khrabrov
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Galina Filimonova
Рита
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R. Miloslavskaya
Женя
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Natalya Baytalskaya
Соня
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Galina Kostina
Галя
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Marina Maltseva
Лиза
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Natalya Orlova
Люда
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Tatiana Egorova
Вера
Overview
A televised play based on the novella of the same name by Boris Vasilyev.
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Danny Boy
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The Best in Hell
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Patriots Time
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