Drama · Soviet Union · 1976 · 5h 30m

The Red and the Black

Красное и черное

Director

Cast

Nikolay Eryomenko as Julien Sorel Natalya Bondarchuk as Mme de Rênal Leonid Markov as Monsieur de Rênal Gleb Strizhenov as Marquis de la Mole Mikhail Gluzskiy as Abbé Pirard Vladislav Dvorzhetsky as Abbé Chelan

Crew

Georgy Skliansky — Writer Sergei Gerasimov — Writer Stendhal — Novel Eleonora Maklakova — Costume Design

Synopsis

Historical psychological drama which chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, deception, and hypocrisy - who ultimately allows his passions to betray him.

Key Collaborators

Sergei Gerasimov Director Georgy Skliansky Writer Sergei Gerasimov Writer Stendhal Novel Eleonora Maklakova Costume Design

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