The Master And Margaret

– The Master and Margaret (1972) is based on the eponymous book by Mikhail A. Bulgakov. The film is se..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
1972
Original Name:
Il maestro e Margherita
The Master and Margaret (1972) - Also known as Il maestro e Margherita

The Master and Margaret (1972) is based on the eponymous book by Mikhail A. Bulgakov. The film is set in the Soviet Union under Stalin, it has several story-lines, that are intertwined. Maestro Nikolai Masoudov (Tognazzi), a talented writer, and his assistant Margaret (Farmer), are working on a biblical story of Pontius Pilate (Tadic). The Satan - Woland (Cuny), and his lieutenants, are harassing Master by surveillance, by killing his friend, and sending another friend to Gulag prison in Siberia. Victimized by their harassment, Master becomes paranoid, and is locked up in a mental institution. Margaret is trying to save him regardless of the danger.

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Release Date:

01 Nov 1980

Language:

Serbo-Croatian, Italian

Director:

Aleksandar Petrovic

Writer:

Barbara Alberti, Mikhail A. Bulgakov (novel), Amedeo Pagani (screenplay), Aleksandar Petrovic (adaptation), Romain Weingarten (adaptation)

Main Actors:

Ugo Tognazzi, Mimsy Farmer, Alain Cuny, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic

Plot:

The Master and Margaret (1972) is based on the eponymous book by Mikhail A. Bulgakov. The film is set in the Soviet Union under Stalin, it has several story-lines, that are intertwined. Maestro Nikolai Masoudov (Tognazzi), a talented writer, and his assistant Margaret (Farmer), are working on a biblical story of Pontius Pilate (Tadic). The Satan - Woland (Cuny), and his lieutenants, are harassing Master by surveillance, by killing his friend, and sending another friend to Gulag prison in Siberia. Victimized by their harassment, Master becomes paranoid, and is locked up in a mental institution. Margaret is trying to save him regardless of the danger.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10