

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.
Directed by Grigori Kozintsev
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Released
June 4, 1953
1h 42m
Russian

Sergei Kurilov
Belinsky

Aleksandr Borisov
Gertsen

Vladimir Chestnokov
Nekrasov

Georgiy Vitsin
Gogol

Nikolai Afanasyev
Lermontov
Igor Litovkin
Turgenev

Nina Mamayeva
Belinskaya

Yuri Lyubimov
Frolov

Vladimir Belokurov
Barsukov

Konstantin Skorobogatov
Krestyanin

Boris Dmokhovsky
Dubelt

Mikhail Nazvanov
Nikolai I

Yuriy Tolubeev
Schepkin

Konstantin Adashevsky
Belinskiy's opponent / Peddler

Nikolay Kharitonov
student at gallery

Lev Kolesov
Kraevskiy

Aleksandr Chekayevsky
(uncredited)