---
title: 'A Simple Death (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Kaidanovsky'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 64
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-simple-death-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265580/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Simple Death (1985)

1985 · 64 min · Drama · Soviet Union

Original title: Простая смерть

## Synopsis

A Simple Death is a 1985 Soviet drama film directed by Alexander Kaidanovsky, based on Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Kaidanovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-kaidanovsky)
- **Screenplay:** [Alexander Kaidanovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-kaidanovsky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yuri Klimenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuri-klimenko)

## Cast

- [Vytautas Paukštė](https://cinepixo.com/people/vytautas-paukste)
- [Valeriy Priyomykhov](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeriy-priyomykhov)
- [Alisa Freindlich](https://cinepixo.com/people/alisa-freindlich)
- [Karina Moritts](https://cinepixo.com/people/karina-moritts)

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