Vassa (1983)
September 12, 1983
Drama
2h 18m


Screen adaptation of the play by Maxim Gorky "Vassa Zheleznova". Saga of the death of a merchant family. For many years, Vassa Zheleznova has been leading the family business and, despite the inconspicuous children, her dissolute husband, alcoholic brother, and revolutionary daughter-in-law, is trying to maintain at least the appearance of a normal family... 1913 is coming, and everything that was dedicated to her life is wrecked.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Gleb Panfilov
- Vassa Inna Churikova
- Sergei Petrovich Vadim Medvedev
- Prokhor Borisovich Nikolai Skorobogatov
- Natalya Olga Mashnaya
- Lyudmila Yana Poplavskaya
- Anna Onoshenkova Valentina Telichkina
- Pyatyorkin Vyacheslav Bogachyov
- Melnikov Albert Filozov
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Keywords
- leech
- based on play or musical
- dysfunctional family
- wealthy
- class differences
- aristocracy
- rich family
- matriarch