Poisons or the World History of Poisoning
2001/07/11 (US) | Comedy, History
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.
Karen Shakhnazarov
Director
Lead Cast
Oleg Basilashvili
Prohorov / Pope Alexander VI
Ignat Akrachkov
Volkov
Aleksandr Bashirov
Neighbour
Lyudmila Kasatkina
Mother-in-law
Andrei Panin
Cesare Borgia
Olga Tumaykina
Neighbour's wife
Vasiliy Dolbitikov
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Kuryer Film Studio
- Mosfilm
Crews
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
Writer
Karen Shakhnazarov
Writer
Lidiya Milioti
Editor
Lyudmila Kusakova
Production Design
Vladimir Klimov
Director of Photography
Svetlana Titova
Costume Design
Georgi Mukakevich
Producer