Movie

A Simple Death (1985)

• March 4, 1985
• 1h 5m

• Drama

Overview

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.

Director

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Writers

Leo Tolstoy, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Starring

Valeriy Priyomykhov, Alisa Freyndlikh, Vytautas Paukste