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Poisons or the World History of Poisoning (2001)

106 min | Comedy

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The theater actor Oleg Volkov is worried about his wife's unfaithfulness. He meets a pensioner, Ivan Petrovich, who advises poisoning his unfaithful wife and her lover.

Director

Karen Shakhnazarov

Writers

Aleksandr Borodyanskiy | Karen Shakhnazarov

Producers

Georgi Mukakevich | Galina Shadur

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Updated Jul 11, 2001

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Jul 11, 2001 (Czechia)

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Oleg Basilashvili Prohorov, pope Alexander VI Prohorov, pope Alexander VI See fewer	Members only	Master i Margarita (2005)
Ignat Akrachkov Volkov Volkov See fewer	Members only	Dark Planet: Rebellion (2009)
Aleksey Alekseev Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Don't Even Think! Independence Play (2004)
Aleksandr Bashirov Neighnour Neighnour See fewer	Members only	The Iron Heel of Oligarchy (1998)
Vasiliy Dolbitikov Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Idealnoe prestuplenie (1990)
Zhanna Dudanova Wife Wife See fewer	Members only	Poisons or the World History of Poisoning (2001)
Dmitriy Dyuzhev Dr. Edma Costa Dr. Edma Costa See fewer	Members only	Blind Man's Bluff (2005)
Lyudmila Kasatkina Mother-in-law Mother-in-law See fewer	Members only	Pomni imya svoye (1974)
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Andrey Panin Cesare Borgia Cesare Borgia See fewer	Members only	Revenge (2007)
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