Academician Ivan Pavlov (1949)
1h 38m
Running Time
February 21, 1949Release Date
Academician Ivan Pavlov (1949)
1h 38m
Running Time
February 21, 1949Release Date
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Plot.
Russia, 1875: In Riazan’, Dr Pavlov is summoned to a landowner who refuses to accept the inevitability of his death; to Pavlov’s dismay, he orders the destruction of a beautiful apple orchard. 1894: Experimenting on dogs, Pavlov tries to comprehend the interaction between nerves and external signals governing digestion. In 1904, he formulates the principles of conditional reflexes. When Zvantsev, an opponent of Pavlov’s materialist worldview, leaves the laboratory, the scientist hires Varvara Ivanova who becomes his most reliable assistant. 1912: Pavlov receives an honorary doctorate from Cambridge University. 1917: Despite Pavlov’s political scepticism, the Bolshevik administration treats him with great respect.
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Cast & Crew.
Aleksandr Borisov
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
Nina Alisova
Varvara Antonovna Ivanova
Vladimir Chestnokov
Lev Zakarich Zabelin
Fyodor Nikitin
Gleb Mikhailovich Zvantsev
Vladimir Balashov
Semenov
Nikolai Plotnikov
Nikodin Vasilyevich
Ivan Dmitriev
Dmitri Pavlov
Grigoriy Shpigel
Professor Petrushev
Details.
Release DateFebruary 21, 1949
Original NameАкадемик Иван Павлов
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
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Ivan Pavlov (Russian: Академик Иван Павлов, romanized: Akademik Ivan Pavlov) is a 1949 Soviet biopic directed by Grigori Roshal and starring Aleksandr Borisov, Nina Alisova and Nikolai Plotnikov. The film portrays the life of the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936), known for his Pavlov's dog experiments. The film was made during the Stalinist era, despite the fact that Pavlov had been a noted opponent of the Soviet regime.