The Fountain

The Fountain

The Fountain

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The Fountain

1988

1h 44m

5.8(10 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A story of a Moscow's apartment building that is slowly falling apart, literally. First, the hot water has been cut off by an old man from Asia, who could not stand it being wasted. Then the roof is starting to collapse. Finally, the electricity has been cut off. All the tenants of the building, no matter how different they were, find themselves in the same situation.

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Lenfilm

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Viktor Mikhaylov

Павел Павлович Митрофанов

Zhanna Kerimtayeva

Zhanna Kerimtayeva

Майя Сатыбалдиевна Лагутина

Asankul Kuttubayev

Asankul Kuttubayev

Сатыбалды Кербабаевич Кербабаев

Sergey Dreyden

Sergey Dreyden

Пётр Николаевич Лагутин

Nina Usatova

Nina Usatova

Любовь Андреевна, начальница ЖЭКа

Anatoly Kalmykov

Anatoly Kalmykov

Славик Рунёв (безработный)

Lyudmila Samokhvalova

Lyudmila Samokhvalova

Катя Рунёва (безработная)

Aleksei Zalivalov

Aleksei Zalivalov

Дмитрий Шестопалов

Vladimir Sidorov

Vladimir Sidorov

Александр Иванович

Andrey Krasko

Andrey Krasko

Creative team

Directed by: Yuri Mamin
Written by: Vladimir Vardunas

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