Temptation of B. (1990)
The story of a writer who accidentally stumbles across the elixir of immortality and in doing so encounters the small group of immortals who have jealously guarded this secret for centuries. Once the writer has knowledge of this elixir, called 'Mafussalin', the group of five immortals give him a stark choice: either join them, with the price of admission, being a duel to the death between the immortal who accidentally gave the secret away or death at the hands of the group. As the writer makes up his mind, sometimes aided and at other times opposed by the ever shifting alliances from within the group, we discover how the other immortals became this way, their true ages and what they have done with this 'gift'.
Director: Arkadiy Sirenko, Semyon Pozdnyakov
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Runtime: 84 min
Release Date: October 5, 1990
Cast
- Lembit Ulfsak - Феликс Александрович Снегирёв, писатель
- Natalya Gundareva - Наталья Петровна, она же Маркиза
- Oleg Borisov - Иван Давыдович Мартынюк, он же Магистр
- Vladimir Zeldin - Павел Павлович, он же Князь
- Stanislav Sadalskiy - Константин Курдюков, он же Басаврюк
- Aleksandr Pashutin - Ротмистр
- Anna Ovsyannikova - работница жилконторы
- Valentin Bryleev - Сергей Сергеевич, сосед Снегирёва
- Alexander Kotov - врач скорой помощи
- Anatoli Golik - Анатолий Сократович Романюк
Screenplay
Music: Edison Denisov
Cinematography: Evgeniy Guslinskiy
Production: Laterna Film, Gosfilmfond Russia
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Arkadiy Sirenko, Semyon Pozdnyakov
More Films in Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Temptation of B. about?
- The story of a writer who accidentally stumbles across the elixir of immortality and in doing so encounters the small group of immortals who have jealously guarded this secret for centuries. Once the writer has knowledge of this elixir, called 'Mafussalin', the group of five immortals give him a stark choice: either join them, with the price of admission, being a duel to the death between the immortal who accidentally gave the secret away or death at the hands of the group. As the writer makes up his mind, sometimes aided and at other times opposed by the ever shifting alliances from within the group, we discover how the other immortals became this way, their true ages and what they have done with this 'gift'.
- Who directed Temptation of B.?
- Temptation of B. was directed by Arkadiy Sirenko, Semyon Pozdnyakov.
- Who stars in Temptation of B.?
- Temptation of B. stars Lembit Ulfsak, Natalya Gundareva, Oleg Borisov, Vladimir Zeldin, Stanislav Sadalskiy, Aleksandr Pashutin.
- How long is Temptation of B.?
- Temptation of B. has a runtime of 1h 24m (84 minutes).
- What genre is Temptation of B.?
- Temptation of B. is a Drama, Science Fiction film.
- Where was Temptation of B. produced?
- Temptation of B. was produced in Soviet Union.