A Man Before His Time

A Man Before His Time (Russian: Преждевременный человек) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Abram Room.^[1][2][3] It is based on Yakov Bogomolov, an unfinished play by Maxim Gorky (ca. 1916).

A Man Before His Time
Russian poster
Russian: Преждевременный человек
Directed by	Abram Room
Written by	Abram Room Maxim Gorky
Starring	Igor Kvasha Anastasiya Vertinskaya Aleksandr Kalyagin Boris Ivanov Nina Shatskaya Valentin Smirnitskiy
Cinematography	Leonid Kraynenkov Vladimir Stepanov
Edited by	A. Klebanov
Music by	Evgeniy Krylatov
Production company	Mosfilm
Release date	1971 (1971)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

The film is set in the Karadag coast of the Crimea at the turn of the 20th century. It tells about the engineer Bogomolov, who is so passionate about his work that he does not notice how his wife cheats on him and his friends betray him.^[4]

Cast

• Igor Kvasha as Yakov Bogomolov
• Anastasiya Vertinskaya as Olga Borisovna
• Aleksandr Kalyagin as Nikon Bukeyev
• Boris Ivanov as Uncle Jean
• Nina Shatskaya as Nina Arkadyevna
• Valentin Smirnitskiy as Boris Ladygin
• Irina Varley as Verochka
• Anatoliy Adoskin as Naum
• Tatyana Lukyanova as Dunyasha^[5]