Nikolai Vavilov (film)

Nikolai Vavilov (Russian: Николай Вавилов) is a 1990 6-part biographical television film. Joint production of the USSR and East Germany. Biopic devoted to the history of the life of Soviet biologist, academician Nikolai Vavilov.[1]

Nikolai Vavilov
Directed byAleksandr Proshkin
Written byYuri Arabov
Aleksandr Proshkin
Sergey Dyachenko
StarringKostas Smoriginas
Andrey Martynov
Irina Kupchenko
Bohdan Stupka
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
CinematographyBoris Brozhovsky
Music byVladimir Martynov
Production
companies
Mosfilm
Jonas Film
Soyuztelefilm
Release date
1990
Running time
554 minutes
CountriesSoviet Union
East Germany
LanguageRussian

Plot edit

History of life, contribution to science and social activities of academician Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov. His scientific and personal confrontation with Trofim Lysenko, the subsequent arrest and death of the scientist in prison.[2]

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Episodes edit

  • 1.) Family (Russian: Семья)
  • 2.) Secretary (Russian: Секретарша)
  • 3.) Bodyguard (Russian: Телохранитель)
  • 4.) Wife (Russian: Жена)
  • 5.) Eldest Son (Russian: Старший сын)
  • 6.) Bonfire (Russian: Костёр)

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