Poisons or the World History of Poisoning

Poisons or the World History of Poisoning

Original title: Яды, или всемирная история отравлений

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5.1/10

(13)

7/11/2001

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1h 46min

Poisons or the World History of Poisoning

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Comedy
History

Synopsis

A story of an actor named Oleg whose wife has been seduced by his neighbor. As he is thoroughly convinced of her infidelity, he would like to poison her. An old man named Prokhorov helps him to get rid of his wife by lecturing about famous deaths caused by poisoning. It is from Prokhorov we learn that many famous and not so famous like Cesare Borgia and Caligula were killed as they were poisoned.

Direction: Karen Shakhnazarov

Screenwriter: Александр Бородянский, Karen Shakhnazarov
Producer: Georgi Mukakevich, Galina Shadur

Cast

Олег Басилашвили

Олег Басилашвили

Prohorov / Pope Alexander VI

Игнат Акрачков

Игнат Акрачков

Volkov

Александр Баширов

Александр Баширов

Neighbour

Людмила Касаткина

Людмила Касаткина

Mother-in-law

Андрей Панин

Андрей Панин

Cesare Borgia

Ольга Тумайкина

Ольга Тумайкина

Neighbour's wife

Василий Долбитиков

Василий Долбитиков

Марина Казанкова

Марина Казанкова

Lukretsiya Bordzhia

Екатерина Климова

Екатерина Климова

Irina Leonova

Irina Leonova

Павел Поймалов

Павел Поймалов