

Plot Summary
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...
Full Cast & Characters

Yevgeni Lebedev
Pavel Yegorovich Chekhov

Aleksandra Panova
Yevgeniya Yakovlevna Chekhova

Rolan Bykov
Mikhail Pavlovich Chekhov

Iya Savvina
Mariya Pavlovna Chekhova

Mykola Hrynko
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Marina Vlady
Lika Mizinova

Yuriy Yakovlev
Ignatiy Potapenko

Leonid Gallis
Gilyarovskiy

Vladimir Osenev
Kurbatov

Yekaterina Vasilyeva
artist Ovchinnikova

Sergey Kulagin
merchant Gribov

Yevgeni Shutov
father Gerasim
Director & Crew
Sergei Yutkevich
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 5.9/10 based on 8 votes.
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Subject for a Short Story was directed by Sergei Yutkevich and released in 1969.
How long is Subject for a Short Story?
Subject for a Short Story has a runtime of 1 hours and 22 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1969-10-06
- Status
- Released





