---
title: 'The Theme (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gleb Panfilov'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-theme-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079999/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Theme (1979)

1979 · 99 min · Comedy · Soviet Union

Original title: Тема

## Synopsis

The Theme is a 1979 Soviet comedy film directed by Gleb Panfilov. It tells the story of an egotistical playwright who thinks of himself as an artist, but who allows the system to make him write conformist plays.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gleb Panfilov](https://cinepixo.com/people/gleb-panfilov)
- **Screenplay:** [Gleb Panfilov](https://cinepixo.com/people/gleb-panfilov), [Aleksandr Chervinsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-chervinsky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vadim Bibergan](https://cinepixo.com/people/vadim-bibergan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leonid Kalashnikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-kalashnikov)

## Cast

- [Sergei Nikonenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-nikonenko)
- [Stanislav Lyubshin](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanislav-lyubshin)
- [Mikhail Ulyanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-ulyanov)
- [Yevgeny Vesnik](https://cinepixo.com/people/yevgeny-vesnik)
- [Natalya Seleznyova](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalya-seleznyova)
- [Inna Churikova](https://cinepixo.com/people/inna-churikova)

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