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Inspired by the life of Varvara Asenkova, a 19th-century actress who earned great acclaim on St. Petersburg stage before her death at the age of 24.
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101 min
1967-06-06
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Russian
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Varvara Asenkova
Nikolai Dyur
Aleksandr Gedeonov
Aleksandra Asenkova, Varvara's mother
Ivan Sosnitsky
Aleksandr Martynov
Vasily Karatygin
Aleksandr Khrapovitsky
Yuri Glebov
Masha Dontsova
Nadezhda Samsonova
Kulikov
Prince Vasily
Trosnikov
Perepelsky
Samsonov
Prince Irakli
Actress
Actress
Actor
Actor
Theatre Worker
Wardrobe Mistress
Emperor Nicholas I (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
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