Arkadiy Raykin

There was no Soviet actor who could claim a greater popularity than Raikin. He was allowed the impossible: to be a satirist. Even during the height of government approved Anti-Semitism, Raikin was a figure to be reckoned with. He was known and beloved by all, his razor-sharp wit admired - and feared. In fact, president Putin met his future wife at a Raikin show. The film follows Raikin to his shows, on stage, and backstage, during rehearsals, at rest, and during conversations with his friends, including legendary Soviet jazz singer Leonid Utesov, film director Yuli Raizman, the poet Bella Ahmadullina, and the American film director George Kukor.

Cast

Arkadiy Raykin Self Bella Akhmadulina Self Georgi Tovstonogov Self Konstantin Raykin Self Mikhail Ulyanov Self Yekaterina Rajkina Self Leonid Utyosov Self George Cukor Self Viktoriya Gorshenina Self Ilya Olshvanger Self Vladimir Lyakhovitsky Self

Marietta Shaginyan Self

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