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The Magician
The Magician

The Magician

Genres

Drama

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In a small provincial town, the magician Viktor Mikhailovich Kukushkin performed in a student dormitory. His tricks were not very complicated and did not make a great impression on the audience. But this evening was the beginning of friendship between the magician and the students.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

79 mins

Rating

4.6/10

Release Date

18 March 1968

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Zinoviy Gerdt

Zinoviy Gerdt

Viktor Mikhaylovich Kukushkin

Alla Larionova

Alla Larionova

Elena Ivanovna

Evgeni Leonov

Evgeni Leonov

Stepan Nikolaevich Rossomakhin

Leonid Dyachkov

Leonid Dyachkov

Pavel

Vladimir Basov

Vladimir Basov

Asrtist

Olga Gobzeva

Olga Gobzeva

Lilya Kukushkina

Eduard Abert

Eduard Abert

Dima

Lyudmila Gladunko

Lyudmila Gladunko

Svetlana Kharitonova

Svetlana Kharitonova

Sasha

Akilina Kolesova

Akilina Kolesova

Grandmother

Aleksei Mironov

Aleksei Mironov

Vladimir Smirnov

Vladimir Smirnov

Valentina Titova

Valentina Titova

Dasha

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