A Pistol Shot (1966 film)
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| A Pistol Shot | |
|---|---|
| Russian: Выстрел | |
| Directed by | Naum Trakhtenberg |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Semyon Sheynin |
| Edited by | L. Strazheva |
| Music by | Karen Khachaturyan |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
A Pistol Shot (Russian: Выстрел) is a 1966 Soviet drama film directed by Naum Trakhtenberg.[1][2] The film is an adaptation of Alexandr Pushkin's short story The Shot (Pushkin), published in 1831.
Plot
The film tells about an officer named Silvio, who decides to challenge the count to a duel as a result of a slap in the face. Suddenly he leaves and returns only many years later on the eve of the count’s wedding.[3]
Cast
- Mikhail Kozakov as Silvio
- Yury Yakovlev
- Ariadna Shengelaya[4]
- Oleg Tabakov as Belkin
- Valeri Babyatinsky as Enseigne (as V. Baryatinsky)
- Vladlen Davydov as Colonel
- Boris Novikov as Kuzka
- Lev Polyakov[5]
