The Humble Cemetery (1989)
The main character Vorobei is a professional grave digger and alcohol addict, who runs away from hospital to dig graves instead of treating his head broken by his brother. He comes to cemetery and keeps on working, instead of his friends' advice to stay in the hospital. The world of death turns out to be surrounded by corruption, satanic money-making, cemetery mafia and lots of vodka.
Director: Aleksandr Itygilov
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 103 min
Release Date: December 1, 1989
Cast
- Vladimir Gostyukhin - Lyokha Vorobei
- Lev Durov - Petrovich
- Nina Ruslanova - Valentina Ivanova
- Lev Borisov - Kutya
- Olga Mateshko
- Aleksey Serebryakov - Mishka
- Viktor Avilov - Stas
- Vitaliy Shapovalov - Aleksandr Raevsky
- Vsevolod Shilovsky - Gennadi Nosenko
- Boris Galkin - Garik
Screenplay
- Sergei Kaledin (Screenplay)
Music: Vladimir Martynov
Cinematography: Vilen Kalyuta
Editing: Aleksandra Goldabenko
Production: Dovzhenko Film Studios
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Aleksandr Itygilov
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Humble Cemetery about?
- The main character Vorobei is a professional grave digger and alcohol addict, who runs away from hospital to dig graves instead of treating his head broken by his brother. He comes to cemetery and keeps on working, instead of his friends' advice to stay in the hospital. The world of death turns out to be surrounded by corruption, satanic money-making, cemetery mafia and lots of vodka.
- Who directed The Humble Cemetery?
- The Humble Cemetery was directed by Aleksandr Itygilov.
- Who stars in The Humble Cemetery?
- The Humble Cemetery stars Vladimir Gostyukhin, Lev Durov, Nina Ruslanova, Lev Borisov, Olga Mateshko, Aleksey Serebryakov.
- How long is The Humble Cemetery?
- The Humble Cemetery has a runtime of 1h 43m (103 minutes).
- What genre is The Humble Cemetery?
- The Humble Cemetery is a Drama film.
- Where was The Humble Cemetery produced?
- The Humble Cemetery was produced in Soviet Union.