A Simple Death
1h 5m
Running Time
Plot.
When a middle-aged high-court judge in 19th-century Russia starts to experience a sharp pain in his side, he soon finds himself bedridden with an undiagnosed terminal illness. Face-to-face with his own mortality, he becomes increasingly introspective and emotional as he ponders the reason for his acute suffering and imminent death.
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Cast & Crew.
Valeriy Priyomykhov
Ivan Ilyich Golovin
Alisa Freyndlikh
Praskovya Fyodorovna Golovina
Vytautas Paukštė
Dr. Mikhail Danilovich
Mikhail Danilov
Narrator
Carina Moritc
Liza Golovina
E. Smirnov
Karina Moritts
Liza
Tamara Timofeeva
Nanny
Media.
Details.
Original NameПростая смерть...
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 5m
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Wiki.
A Simple Death (Russian: Простая смерть, romanized: Prostaya Smert') is a 1985 Soviet drama film directed by Alexander Kaidanovsky, based on Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.