Story of an Unknown Man
Overview
Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, this drama centers around a desire for revenge and the tragedy of a star-crossed love. After a general ruins some men under him in punishment for a rebellion, a friend of the broken men vows revenge. The friend, a naval officer, takes a job as a valet in the general's son's house. While he plots his revenge, the son has an affair with a woman whom the valet begins to love. She is discarded after becoming pregnant, and the valet has his own troubles; he has contracted tuberculosis. Sick and unable to follow through on his plans for vengeance, he leaves for France with the pregnant woman hoping to declare his love and seek a cure for his illness.
About Story of an Unknown Man (1980)
Released in 1980, Story of an Unknown Man is a drama film from Mosfilm (Soviet Union). It was directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and written by Vytautas Žalakevičius. The cast is led by Yevgeniya Simonova, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Georgi Taratorkin, Lyudmila Zaytseva and Pavel Kadochnikov. With a runtime of 1h 40m, the film averages 4.3/10 across 6 TMDB ratings.
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