The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are expecting Lika Mizinova from Moscow station to arrive from Moscow. Chekhov is alarmed by the upcoming premiere, excited by the meeting with love, which never took place. Memories of acquaintance with Lika, of the experiences caused by the rude scolding of newspaper men who predicted the young writer the inglorious "death under the fence", about the unexpected decision for everyone to go to Sakhalin...
Genre: Drama
Stars: Yevgeni Lebedev, Aleksandra Panova, Rolan Bykov, Iya Savvina, Nikolay Grinko, Marina Vlady
Crew: Boris Travkin (Visual Effects Camera), Sergei Yutkevich (Director), Lyudmila Kusakova (Costume Design), Lenna Rashkovsky-Kaleva (Makeup Artist), Boris Volsky (Sound), Klavdiya Aleyeva (Editor)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Studio: Telcia Films, Mosfilm
Runtime: 82 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 06, 1969
IMDb: 5.6