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79% Critic Match
One Russian Summer
“It Was a Summer of Love. It Was a Summer of Violent Struggle.”
7.9 / 10• 1973• 1h 52m•R• English
HistoryDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Oliver Reed
Palizyn
Lead
Claudia Cardinale
Anya
John McEnery
Vadim
Ray Lovelock
Yuri
Carole André
Irene
Zora Velcova
Natalya
GP
Giuseppe Pisegna
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Paola Tedesco
Yulya
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Antonio Calenda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. One Russian Summer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
