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Lone Wolf (1977)

1h 17m

Running Time

November 26, 1977
Release Date

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Lone Wolf (1977)

Name: Lone Wolf
Genre: Drama
Released: 1977-11-26

1h 17m

Running Time

November 26, 1977
Release Date

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Plot.

Based on one of Turgenev's Hunter's Sketches: the Lone Wolf of the title is a forest caretaker for a flippant aristocrat. Though he lives in absolute misery in a hut deep in the woods with two small children to take care of, he's feared for his merciless stalking of the starving serfs who sneak in to cut firewood.

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Cast & Crew.

Mikhail Golubovich

Biryuk

Oleg Tabakov

Bersenev

Elena Chrol

Julitta

Yuriy Dubrovin

Perviy muzhik

Aleksey Zaytsev

Vtoroy muzhik

Anatoli Mateshko

Irina Borisova

Vilen Kalyuta

Camera Operator

Ivan Turgenev

Screenplay

Roman Balayan

Director / Writer

Volodymyr Huba

Music

Silviya Sergeichikova

Actress

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Writer

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Details.

Release Date
November 26, 1977

Original Name
Бирюк

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 17m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Lone Wolf (Russian: Бирю́к, romanized: Biryuk) is a 1978 Soviet drama film directed by Roman Balayan. It was a part of the Official Selection section at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. Ranks 75-80th in the list of 100 best films in the history of Ukrainian cinema.

The premiere took place in August 1978. The film was released in a limited release 191 copies. The film was seen by 1.3 million viewers.