Poster for the movie Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman

Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman

2018 • 59 minutes
DocumentaryHistory

The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman (1905-64) and his novel Life and Fate (1980), a literary masterpiece, a monumental and epic account of life under Stalin's regime of terror, a defiant cry that the KGB tried to suffocate.

Picture of Elsa Lepoivre

Elsa Lepoivre

Self - Narrator (voice)

Picture of Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Self - Narrator (voice)

Picture of Olga Turbina

Olga Turbina

Self - Archivist

Picture of Fedor Guber

Fedor Guber

Self - Grossman's Son

Picture of Alexis Berelowitch

Alexis Berelowitch

Self - Grossman's Translator

Picture of Ekaterina Korotkova-Grossman

Ekaterina Korotkova-Grossman

Self - Grossman's Daughter

Picture of Olivier Rolin

Olivier Rolin

Self - Writer

Picture of Vladimir Voinovich

Vladimir Voinovich

Self - Writer

Picture of Anthony Beevor

Anthony Beevor

Self - Historian

Picture of Bernard Pivot

Bernard Pivot

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Picture of Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Picture of Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Picture of Solomon Mikhoels

Solomon Mikhoels

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Picture of Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Picture of Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Picture of Antony Beevor

Antony Beevor

Self - Historian