''Shadow'' (russian: Тень) is a 1971 Soviet comedy film directed by
Nadezhda Kosheverova
Nadezhda Nikoleyevna Kosheverova (); 10 September 1902 22 February 1989) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter who specialized in children's films.
Life
Kosheverova was born in St. Petersburg to Nikolai Kosheverov, a merchant with a house ...
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Plot
The film tells about the confrontation between a smart and kind scientist with his shadow.
Cast
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Oleg Dal as Scientist / His Shadow
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Konstantin Adashevsky
The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name '' Constantinus'' (Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great ...
as Butler
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Vladimir Etush
Vladimir Abramovich Etush (russian: Влади́мир Абра́мович Э́туш; 6 May 1922 – 9 March 2019) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor of Jewish descent. People's Artist of the USSR (1984).
Personal life
Etush was ...
as Piestro, Annuanciata's father, hotel keeper, man eater
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Sergey Filippov
Sergey Nikolayevich Filippov (russian: Сергей Николаевич Филиппов, 24 June 1912— 19 April 1990) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor and comedian, best known for his parts in films ''Adventures of Korzinkina'' ...
as Prime minister
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Zinoviy Gerdt as Finance minister
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Lyudmila Gurchenko
Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko ( née Gurchenko; russian: link=no, Людмила Марковна Гурченко; 12 November 1935 – 30 March 2011) was a popular Soviet and Russian actress, singer and entertainer. She was given the honorary titl ...
as Yulia Juli
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Andrey Mironov as Caesar Borgia, journalist, man eater
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Marina Neyolova
Marina Mstislavovna Neyolova (russian: Мари́на Мстисла́вовна Неёлова; born 8 January 1947) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She has appeared in 37 films since 1969. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1987).
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as Annuanciata
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Anastasiya Vertinskaya
Anastasiya Alexandrovna Vertinskaya (russian: link=no, Анастасия Александровна Вертинская, born 19 December 1944, Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian actress, who came to prominence in the early 1960s ...
as Princess
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Georgiy Vitsin
Georgy Mikhailovich Vitsin (russian: Георгий Михайлович Вицин; 18 April 1917 – 22 October 2001) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1990).
Biography
Vitsin was born in Terijoki, former Finla ...
as Doctor
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Yuriy VolyntsevТень (I) (1971) Full Cast & Crew
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References
External links
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{{Nadezhda Kosheverova
1971 films
1970s Russian-language films
Soviet comedy films
Films based on works by Hans Christian Andersen
1971 comedy films
Films based on fairy tales
Films directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova