The Wrestler and the Clown

It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel.

Cast

Stanislav Chekan

as Ivan Maximovich Poddubny

Yuri Medvedev

as Nikita, Ivan's pal

Iya Arepina

as Marusya Nikolayevna, aka Mimi

Boris Petker

as Giuseppe Truzzi

Leonid Topchiyev

as Orlando

Tamara Loginova

as Durov's wife

Georgiy Vitsin

as Enrico, a clown

Kyunna Ignatova

as Esterina Truzzi

Stepan Kayukov

as Vanya, wrestling contest promoter

Grigoriy Shpigel

as Solomonsky

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