Mark Twain Against

Марк Твен против – Russian title

Mark Twain Against – English title

A 1975 television film [Gosteleradio, Moldova Film ()]

Producer: Mikhail Grigoryev

Story: Klimenti Mints

Teleplay: Klimenti Mints

Photography: Pavel Balan, Valentin Belonogov [color]

Music: Vladimir Terletsky

     Song: “Cowboy Song” sung by Yu Antonov (Yuri Antonov)

Running time: 70 minutes

 

Cast:

Mark Twain – Oleg Tabakov

Colonel Paterson – Vladimir Soshalsky

Polly – Tatyana Vasileva (Tatyana Itsykovich)

Payne – Nikolay Penkov

Panoramic viewer – Vladimir Kashpur

Joe Goodman – Ley Lemke

Kabachik – Nikolay Gorlov

Patrick – V. Abramov (Valentin Abramov)

Tailor – Mikhail Curagheu

Pearl –Mariya Sagaidak

Crook – Deno Aksyonov

Saloon girl – S. Zhumatiy

Old cowpunchers – Vadim Vilskiy (Vadim Vilsky), Vasili Zubku

Cowboy – Pavel Yatskovsky

Katie – Zana Zanoni (Zinaida Nikolayenko)

Laird – Vladislav Dolgorukov

John – Yu. Glazunov (Yuiry Glazunov)

Reporter – Vasile Reilan

Man with dog – Gennady Chetverikov

Aunt Wheeler – Emiliya Milton

With: Zinaida Britayeva, Vsaevolod Gavrilov, Ion Bordian, Vsevolod Gavrilov, Vladimir Zaichuk, P. Krushevan. Maria Lukac, Alexader Mutafov, Vladimir Pinchuk, Vitally Pokitar, A. Razin, Anatoly Skorohod, Alla Sysoeva, George Hasso, Vladimir Shelestov, Mikhail Salez, Leontii Bogatîi

 

New York – 1860s. Mark Twain gives an interview to a reporter. He tells him when his river pilot’s savings are exhausted, he gets a job as a correspondent for a newspaper. Soon his articles appear signed by the pseudonym Mark Twain, and are published in the Virginia City and read by the gold miners. His articles become very popular but are very dangerous for the author as they mock the vices of the omnipotent city fathers.