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Also known as Letters From a Dead Man, Pisma myortvogo cheloveka

1986 film by Konstantin Lopushansky

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Dead Man's Letters is a Soviet science fiction drama film directed by Konstantin Lopushansky. The screenplay was written by Lopushansky, Vyacheslav Rybakov, Boris Strugatsky, and Aleksei Yuryevich German. The cast includes Rolan Bykov, Wacław Dworzecki, and Viktor Mikhaylov. The film was produced and distributed by Lenfilm, with additional involvement from Pervoe Tvorcheskoe Obyedinenie.

The movie is presented in sepia and black-and-white and is set in a fictional country. Its original language is Russian. Alexander Zhurbin composed the score, while Aleksei Yuryevich German and Semyon Aranovich served as film editors. It is part of The Apocalypse Trilogy.

The film has a runtime of 83 minutes according to one source and 87 minutes according to another. It received a rating of 7.5 from IMDb and a vote average of 6.873 on TMDb. Release dates include September 15, 1986, and February 13, 1987. The title in Russian is Письма мёртвого человека.

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Film · TMDB

6.9

In a desolate world following the nuclear apocalypse, a scholar helps a small group of adults and children survive in the basement of a former museum of history. In his mind, he writes letters to his only son that will never be read and tries to find shreds of hope in his new reality.

Released: 1986-12-1283 minDir: Konstantin LopushanskyDrama, Science FictionPart of: The Apocalypse Trilogy

Cast

  • Rolan Bykov as Professor
  • Iosif Ryklin as Humanist
  • Aleksandr Sabinin
  • Nora Gryakalova
  • Vadim Lobanov
  • Viktor Mikhaylov

Themes

  • post-apocalyptic future
  • strugatsky
  • nuclear holocaust

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Ratings

IMDb

7.5/10

4,585 votes

Year
1986
Runtime
87 min
Genres
Drama, Sci-Fi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Soviet Union
Original language
Russian
Production company
Lenfilm
Duration
87
FilmAffinity ID
495815
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publication date
1987-07-27
title
Письма мёртвого человека
distributed by
Lenfilm
set in environment
fictional country
film editor
Semyon Aranovich
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