The Drayman and the King

1989 · 169 min · Comedy, Drama

Moldavanka is a legendary district of pre-revolutionary Odesa, a bustling, carefree world brimming with vibrant southern life. It is home to a colorful, cheerful crowd, as well as the pride of Moldavanka — the charming bandit Benya Krik, nicknamed the King, son of the horse dealer Mendel Krik. The whole story begins when Mendel decides to leave his family and run off with the young beauty Marusya, selling his famous Odesa stable...

Director: Vladimir Alenikov
Writers: Isaak Babel, Vladimir Alenikov
Released: June 6, 1989
Language: Russian

Cast

Maksim Leonidov
Benya Krik
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Мендель Крик
Zinoviy Gerdt
Arie Leib
Irina Rozanova
Maruska
Andrey Urgant
Levka
Tatyana Vasileva
Dvoira
Roman Kartsev
Boyarsky
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Nikifor

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