The Wrestler and the Clown

It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel.

Drama

Stanislav Chekan

(Ivan Maximovich Poddubny)

Yuri Medvedev

(Nikita, Ivan's pal)

Iya Arepina

(Marusya Nikolayevna, aka Mimi)

Boris Petker

(Giuseppe Truzzi)

Leonid Topchiyev

(Orlando)

Tamara Loginova

(Durov's wife)

Georgiy Vitsin

(Enrico, a clown)

Kyunna Ignatova

(Esterina Truzzi)

Stepan Kayukov

(Vanya, wrestling contest promoter)

Grigoriy Shpigel

(Solomonsky)

Anatoliy Solovyov

(Raoul Boucher)

Grigori Abrokosov

(Mr. Fish)

Vladimir Muravyov

(Fish's buddy)

Maya Kazakova

(Alena)

Polina Tabachnykova-Niatko

(Ivan's Mother)

Alexander Alexandrovich Mikhailov

(Anatoli Leonidovich Durov)

Vladimir Makhov

Valentina Surkova

(Mimi)