Film

Belinsky

5.919531h 42mDrama

Director: Grigori Kozintsev
Year: 1953

A biopic based on the life of Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811–1848). The production of the film was completed in 1951, but it was not released until 1953, following the reshooting of various scenes demanded by Stalin.

Top cast

Sergei Kurilov

Belinsky

Aleksandr Borisov

Gertsen

Vladimir Chestnokov

Nekrasov

Georgiy Vitsin

Gogol

Nikolai Afanasyev

Lermontov

Igor Litovkin

Turgenev

Nina Mamayeva

Belinskaya

Yuri Lyubimov

Frolov

Vladimir Belokurov

Barsukov

Konstantin Skorobogatov

Krestyanin

Boris Dmokhovsky

Dubelt

Mikhail Nazvanov

Nikolai I

Yuriy Tolubeev

Schepkin

Konstantin Adashevsky

Belinskiy's opponent / Peddler

Nikolay Kharitonov

student at gallery

Lev Kolesov

Kraevskiy

Aleksandr Chekayevsky

(uncredited)

Directed by

Grigori Kozintsev

Written by

Grigori Kozintsev, Elena Serebrovskaya, Yuri German