poisoning

Poisons or the World History of Poisoning (2001)

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A story of an actor named Oleg whose wife has been seduced by his neighbor. As he is thoroughly convinced of her infidelity, he would like to poison her. An old man named Prokhorov helps him to get rid of his wife by lecturing about famous deaths caused by poisoning. It is from Prokhorov we learn that many famous and not so famous like Cesare Borgia and Caligula were killed as they were poisoned.

Cast & Crew

Director
Karen Shakhnazarov
  • Profile picture of Oleg Basilashvili
    Prohorov / Pope Alexander VI Oleg Basilashvili
  • Profile picture of Ignat Akrachkov
    Volkov Ignat Akrachkov
  • Profile picture of Aleksandr Bashirov
    Neighbour Aleksandr Bashirov
  • Profile picture of Lyudmila Kasatkina
    Mother-in-law Lyudmila Kasatkina
  • Profile picture of Andrei Panin
    Cesare Borgia Andrei Panin
  • Profile picture of Olga Tumaykina
    Neighbour's wife Olga Tumaykina
  • Profile picture of Vasiliy Dolbitikov
    Vasiliy Dolbitikov
  • Profile picture of Marina Kazankova
    Lukretsiya Bordzhia Marina Kazankova

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Keywords

  • poisoning