The Wrestler and the Clown

The Wrestler and the Clown
Russian poster
Russian: Борец и клоун
Directed by	Boris Barnet Konstantin Yudin
Written by	Nikolay Pogodin
Produced by
Starring	Stanislav Chekan  [ru] Yuriy Medvedev Iya Arepina
Cinematography
Music by
Production company	Mosfilm
Release date	1957
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

The Wrestler and the Clown (Russian: Борец и клоун, romanized: Borets i kloun) is a 1957 Soviet drama film directed by Boris Barnet and Konstantin Yudin.^[1][2][3][4]

Plot[]

Odessa at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. Loader and amateur wrestler Ivan Poddubny comes to the circus and meets the clown trainer Anatoly Durov. Artists have to go through trials and humiliations. The circus manager mercilessly exploits artists who are bound by a slave contract. The talent and hard work of Poddubny and Durov allows them to go beyond the provincial circus and make an international career.

As a result, Poddubny, defeating the Frenchman Raoul le Boucher in the final, becomes the winner of the world wrestling championship, which was held in Paris.^[5]

Cast[]

• Stanislav Chekan as Ivan Poddubny
• Aleksandr Mikhaylov as Anatoli Leonidovich Durov
• Yuriy Medvedev as Nikita, Ivan's pal
• Iya Arepina as Mimi
• as Giuseppe Truzzi
• as Orlando
• as Durov's wife
• Georgiy Vitsin as Enrico, a clown
• as Esterina Truzzi
• Stepan Kayukov as Vanya, wrestling contest promoter
• Grigoriy Shpigel as Solomonsky
• Anatoliy Solovyov as Raoul Boucher
• Grigori Abrikosov as Mr. Fish
• as Alena
• as Ivan's Mother
• as Ivan's Father
• Alexander Khvylya as Boucher's coach ^[6]

References[]

External links[]

• The Wrestler and the Clown at IMDb

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