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GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
“Without the Sun” is the first name that Gorky himself gave to his play and which most closely matches its essence. For this work is not about the "day" and its people, but about the indestructible, passionate desire of people from darkness to light, to the sun. "
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 62GoodWatch 76
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109107Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1987
September 19, 1987
39 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Russian
Original language
Made in
Russia
Directing · 5
- Yuli Karasik Director, Screenplay
- Polina Syrtsova Second Unit Director
- S. Boguslavskaya Assistant Director
- A. Pokatilov Assistant Director
- N. Esadze Second Unit Director
Writing · 3
- Maxim Gorky Novel
- Ninel Boyarova Script Editor
- I. Vainberg Script Consultant
Production · 1
- Nikolai Garo Executive Producer
Camera · 3
- Konstantin Suponitsky Director of Photography
- Boris Novoselov Director of Photography
- Gennadiy Potapov Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Lyubov Filkina Editor
Sound · 4
- Yury Saulsky Original Music Composer
- Minna Blank Music Editor
- Inna Zelentsova Sound Recordist
- Konstantin Krimets Conductor
Art · 1
- Boris Blank Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Tatyana Chapayeva Costume Design
- Olga Sergeyeva Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Irina Ivanova Visual Effects Designer
- Vsevolod Yakubovich Visual Effects Camera
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