Vysotsky: Thank You For Being Alive
2011 · 127 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama
Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and ’80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of his last great love as handed down to his son from a family friend. Written by nitorch.
Directed by Pyotr Buslov · Written by Nikita Vysotsky
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Sergey Bezrukov Vladimir Vysotsky / Yura -
Andrey Smolyakov Polkovnik KGB Viktor Bekhteev -
Oksana Akinshina Tatyana Ivleva -
Ivan Urgant Seva Kulagin -
Maksim Leonidov Pavel Leonidov -
Andrei Panin Anatoly Nefyodov -
Vladimir Ilin Polkovnik KGB from Moscow -
Dmitriy Astrakhan Leonid Fridman -
Anna Ardova Director of Palace of Culture -
Vladimir Menshov -
Sergey Shakurov Semyon Vladimirovich Vysotsky -
Alla Pokrovskaya Nina Maksimovna Vysotskaya
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