Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Sergei Kurilov
Belinsky
Lead
Aleksandr Borisov
Gertsen
Vladimir Chestnokov
Nekrasov
Georgiy Vitsin
Gogol
Nikolai Afanasyev
Lermontov
IL
Igor Litovkin
Turgenev
Nina Mamayeva
Belinskaya
Yuri Lyubimov
Frolov
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Grigori Kozintsev's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Belinsky is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
