2023-09-09 11:15:42
Vysotsky had a strong competitor.
Nowadays, the release of the Soviet film “The Tale of How Tsar Peter Married a Blackamoor” would provoke a huge scandal. Vladimir Vysotsky, made up as the dark-skinned ancestor of Alexander Pushkin, would probably be accused of caricaturing people from Africa.
However, in 1976, few people thought regarding this. Alexander Mitta saw only the famous bard and no one else in the leading role in his new film, although the producers offered him no less interesting candidates.
African-American actor and singer Harry Belafonte dreamed of playing Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal. The cult artist from the USA was already preparing for a trip to the Soviet Union when Mitta said his firm no. The director explained that in his mind Hannibal is a real Russian intellectual who cannot be believably played by a foreigner, writes the Dom Kino portal.
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