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The film is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov. The film uses documents and materials from the Russian State Archive of Film and Photo Documents, the State Television and Radio Fund, the Moscow Art Theater Museum. Scenes from the performances: "Blue Bird", "At the Bottom", "The Cherry Orchard", "Earth", "Enemies", "Green Street", "Battle on the Way", "Over the Dnieper", "Solo for Fighting Hours" , "Steelworkers", "So we will win!" Photographs of scenes from plays and theater actors. Chronicle footage over the years: a theater tour in the USA, a reception in Hollywood, K. Stanislavsky performs, the building and premises of the Moscow Art Theater, a table in the Slavyansky Bazar restaurant, theater artists on a river walk (on a steamer), in dressing rooms, rehearsals, a banquet, demonstrations, during state awards, in military training classes, recreation, meetings, gala evenings in honor of the 50th and 75th anniversary of the theater; close-ups of the theater artists, among those present: O. L. Knipper-Chekhova, V. I. Kachalov, V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, M. P. Lipina, I. M. Moskvin, N. P. Khmelev, A. IN. Nezhdanova, M. Prudkin, M. M. Tarkhanov, A. K. Tarasova, M. P. Bolduman, B. Ya.Petker, M. Yanshin, P. Massalsky, B. Livanov, N. I. Bogolyubov, M. Kedrov, A. P. Zueva, A. I. Stepanova, A. N. Gribov, E. Kindinov, I. Miroshnichenko, L. Strizhenova, V. Davydov, Yu. Puzyrev, E. Evstigneev, P. Shcherbakov, S. Kryuchkova, M. Prudkin, M. Stanitsyn, A. P. Georgievskaya, I. Savvina, T. Lavrova, E. Dobrovolskaya, O. Efremov, I. Smoktunovsky. Fragments of the feature film "White Eagle", joke scenes "Fish". The artistic director of the theater O. Efremov talks about the past and present of the theater (synchronously). Interview with playwright Rozov. Meeting in the theater. Speakers: T. Doronina, E. Evstigneev, I. Smoktunovsky, O. Efremov. Present: A. Vertinskaya, O. Borisov, I. Miroshnichenko, E. Evstigneev, I. Savvina, Gulyaeva. Tour of the Moscow Art Theater in the USA. Rehearsal of the play "Three Sisters". O. Efremov at the rehearsal. Spectacle. Spectators in the hall. Fragment of the performance. Interview with the director (USA), actors of the Moscow Art Theater after the performance. Among those present: S. Lyubshin, V. Sotnikova, V.M. Innocent, E. Parkins (USA), P. Penn (USA), I. Savvina. Moscow city. Moscow Art Theater. O. Efremov presents awards to E. Kindinov, A. Myagkov. Artists of the Moscow Art Theater at the Novodevichy Cemetery at the graves of Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko.

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6

1998