Arena (Арена) 56 years old

In one of the occupied European cities, the commandant of the garrison gathers a troupe of circus performers. Coming from different countries, they are in the humiliating position of people forced to serve their enslavers. Many of them, recruited from camps and workhouses, were quite content with their lot. Only after a chain of subsequent events, the artists raise an uprising. Unarmed people are not able to resist the arrived guards. They die, but at the cost of their lives they regain their lost human dignity.

Credits

Igor Yasulovich as Sad Clown

Gleb Strizhenov as Stableman

Margarita Volodina as Masha

Alla Budnitskaya as Circus Performer

Vladimir Grammatikov as Circus Performer

Valentina Serova as Red Clown's Wife

Arena Cast

Name	Character
Igor Yasulovich He was 25, now 82 years old	as Sad Clown
Gleb Strizhenov He was 42, 60 years old when he died	as Stableman
Margarita Volodina She was 29, now 86 years old	as Masha
Alla Budnitskaya She was 30, now 86 years old	as Circus Performer
Vladimir Grammatikov He was 25, now 81 years old	as Circus Performer
Valentina Serova She was 49, 57 years old when she died	as Red Clown's Wife
Adolf Dymsza He was 67, 75 years old when he died	as Red Clown

Arena Crew

Name	Department
Mikhail Suslov as Cinematography. He was 64 (79) years old when He died	Crew
Samson Samsonov as Director. He was 46 (81) years old when He died	Directing
Samson Samsonov as Writer. He was 46 (81) years old when He died	Writing
Eduard Artemiev as Music. He was 29 (now 86) years old	Sound

Arena (56 years)

Release day: Wednesday, August 30, 1967
Runtime: 91 minutes