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Cast
Ignat Akrachkov
as Volkov
Oleg Basilashvili
as Prohorov / Pope Alexander VI
Zhanna Dudanova
as Katya
Aleksandr Bashirov
as Arnold Sharapov
Olga Tumaykina
as Zoe Filimonova
Lyudmila Kasatkina
as Evgenia Ivanovna Holodkova
Andrei Panin
as Cesare Borgia
Yuri Osherov
as Socrates
Aleksandr Andrievich
as Artaxerxes
Marina Kazankova
as Lucretia Borgia
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2001
Runtime1h 46m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, History
Votes16
DirectorKaren Shakhnazarov
WritersAleksandr Borodyanskiy, Karen Shakhnazarov
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsPoisons or the World History of Poisoning
About Poisons or the World History of Poisoning
A story of an actor named Oleg whose wife has been seduced by his neighbor. As he is thoroughly convinced of her infidelity, he would like to poison her. An old man named Prokhorov helps him to get rid of his wife by lecturing about famous deaths caused by poisoning. It is from Prokhorov we learn that many famous and not so famous like Cesare Borgia and Caligula were killed as they were poisoned.
Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov, Poisons or the World History of Poisoning leans on a strong ensemble — Ignat Akrachkov, Oleg Basilashvili, Zhanna Dudanova — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2001.
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