''The Brothers Karamazov'' (russian: Братья Карамазовы, translit. ''Bratya Karamazovy'') is a 1969 Soviet film directed by

Kirill Lavrov Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov (russian: link=no, Кирилл Юрьевич Лавров; 15 September 1925 – 27 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor and director. Biography Childhood Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov was born on 15 ...

Ivan Pyryev Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev (russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Пы́рьев; – 7 February 1968) was a Soviet-Russian film director and screenwriter remembered as the high priest of Stalinist cinema. He was awarded six Stali ...

and

Mikhail Ulyanov Mikhail Ulyanov may refer to: * Mikhail Alexandrovich Ulyanov, actor * Mikhail Ivanovich Ulyanov, diplomat {{disambig ...

. It is based on the 1880 novel by the famous Russian author

Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

. It was nominated for the

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. It was also entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival, winning Pyryev a Special Prize.

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Mikhail Ulyanov Mikhail Ulyanov may refer to: * Mikhail Alexandrovich Ulyanov, actor * Mikhail Ivanovich Ulyanov, diplomat {{disambig ...

as Dmitri Karamazov * Lionella Pyryeva as Grushenka *

as Ivan Karamazov *

Andrey Myagkov Andrey Vasilyevich Myagkov (russian: link=no, Андрей Васильевич Мягков; 8 July 1938 – 18 February 2021) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theater director and writer. He is best known for his roles in famous ...

Alyosha Karamazov Alexei Fyodorovich Karamazov (russian: Алёша Карамазов), usually referred to simply as Alyosha, is the protagonist in the 1880 novel ''The Brothers Karamazov'' by Fyodor Dostoevsky. He is the youngest of the Karamazov brothers, being ...

* Mark Prudkin as Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov *

Svetlana Korkoshko Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic languages, Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East Slavic languages, East and South Slavic languages, South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", ...

as Yekaterina Ivanovna *

Valentin Nikulin Valentin Yuryevich Nikulin (russian: Валенти́н Ю́рьевич Нику́лин; 7 July 1932, Moscow — 6 August 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater and film actor. Nikulin was born in the family of the playwright ...

as Pavel Smerdyakov *

Pavel Pavlenko Pavel Pavlovich Pavlenko (russian: Павел Павлович Павленко) (20 September 1902 – 9 March 1993) was a Soviet stage and film actor. Life Born in Kiev, he later moved to Moscow and graduated in 1919 from the Moscow City Theatr ...

as elder Zosima *

Andrei Abrikosov Andrei Lvovich Abrikosov (russian: Андрей Львович Абрикосов; 14 November 1906 – 21 October 1973) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1968). Biography He was born in Simferopol to ...

as Kuzma Kuzmich Samsonov * Gennadi Yukhtin as Father Paisi *

Anatoly Adoskin Anatoly Mikhailovich Adoskin (russian: Анатолий Михайлович Адоскин; 23 November 1927 – 20 March 2019) was a Soviet and Russian actor of theater and cinema. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1996). Biography A ...

as Examining magistrate *

Rada Volshaninova The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Se ...

as Gipsy *

Tamara Nosova Tamara Nosova (russian: Тамара Макаровна Носова; 21 November 1927 – 25 March 2007) was a Soviet and Russian actress, who was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia in 1992. She appeared in 27 films between 19 ...

as Marya Kondratyevna *

Nikita Podgorny Nikita Vladimirovich Podgorny ( ru , Ники́та Влади́мирович Подго́рный; February 16, 1931 — September 26 1982) was a Soviet film and theater actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1971).Ivan Lapikov Ivan Gerasimovich Lapikov (Russian: Иван Герасимович Лапиков; 7 July 1922 – 2 May 1993) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1982). Biography Lapikov was born in the village of Gorny Balykley ...

as Lyagavyj

Reception

The film was the most popular movie at the USSR box office in 1969."The World's Top Twenty Films." Sunday Times ondon, England27 Sept. 1970: 27. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. accessed 5 Apr. 2014

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* * 1969 films Soviet drama films 1960s Russian-language films Films based on The Brothers Karamazov Mosfilm films 1969 in the Soviet Union Films directed by Kirill Lavrov Films directed by Ivan Pyryev Films directed by Mikhail Ulyanov 1969 drama films {{1960s-drama-film-stub

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