Movie

One Russian Summer (1973)

• R
• January 1, 1973
• 1h 52m

• History
• Drama

“It Was a Summer of Love. It Was a Summer of Violent Struggle.”

Overview

Based on Mikhail Lermontov's novel Vadim, this costume drama, set in Russia during the 1700s, chronicles the battle between a vengeful, anarchic peasant and the tyrannical landowner who killed his mother and father.

Director

Antonio Calenda

Writers

Edward Bond, Antonio Calenda, Mikhail Lermontov, Ugo Pirro

Starring

Oliver Reed, Claudia Cardinale, John McEnery