

A biopic based on the life of Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811–1848). The production of the film was completed in 1951, but it was not released until 1953, following the reshooting of various scenes demanded by Stalin.

Sergei Kurilov
Belinsky
Lead
Aleksandr Borisov
Gertsen

Vladimir Chestnokov
Nekrasov

Georgiy Vitsin
Gogol

Nikolai Afanasyev
Lermontov
Igor Litovkin
Turgenev

Nina Mamayeva
Belinskaya

Yuri Lyubimov
Frolov
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Grigori Kozintsev's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Belinsky is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”