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title: 'An Optimistic Tragedy (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Samson Samsonov'
released: '1963-05-21'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-optimistic-tragedy-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057388/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# An Optimistic Tragedy (1963)

1963 · 121 min · Drama, War, History · Soviet Union

Original title: Оптимистическая трагедия

## Synopsis

Optimistic Tragedy is a 1963 Soviet film directed by Samson Samsonov. It is based on the play An Optimistic Tragedy by Vsevolod Vishnevsky.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Samson Samsonov](https://cinepixo.com/people/samson-samsonov)
- **Screenplay:** [Samson Samsonov](https://cinepixo.com/people/samson-samsonov), [Sofya Vishnevetskaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/sofya-vishnevetskaya)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vasily Dekhteryov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasily-dekhteryov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vladimir Monakhov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-monakhov)

## Cast

- [Vyacheslav Tikhonov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vyacheslav-tikhonov)
- [Margarita Volodina](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarita-volodina)
- [Boris Andreyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-andreyev)

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