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Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman
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Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman

(Le Manuscrit sauvé du KGB)

201859mDocumentaryHistory

Overview

The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman (1905-64) and his novel Life and Fate (1980), a literary masterpiece, a monumental and epic account of life under Stalin's regime of terror, a defiant cry that the KGB tried to suffocate.

#world war ii#stalingrad#biography#russian history#censorship#jewish culture#political repression#portrait of an artist#russian literature#soviet union history#literature history#ukrainian literature

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Alternative Titles

Le Manuscrit sauvé du KGB : « Vie et Destin » de Vassili GrossmanFR
«Vida y destino», de Vasili GrossmanES
Silniejszy niż KGB: «Życie i los» Wasilija GrossmanaPL
Stärker als der KGB: Das Stalingrad-Epos „Leben und Schicksal“DE
Status
Released
Original Title
Le Manuscrit sauvé du KGB
Production Countries
France
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Cast

Acting

Elsa Lepoivre

Self - Narrator (voice)
Acting

Denis Podalydès

Self - Narrator (voice)
Acting

Olga Turbina

Self - Archivist
Acting

Fedor Guber

Self - Grossman's Son
Acting

Alexis Berelowitch

Self - Grossman's Translator
Acting

Ekaterina Korotkova-Grossman

Self - Grossman's Daughter
Acting

Olivier Rolin

Self - Writer
Acting

Vladimir Voinovich

Self - Writer
Acting

Anthony Beevor

Self - Historian
Acting

Bernard Pivot

Self - TV Host (archive footage)