Ivan Pavlov

Russia, 1875: In Riazan’, Dr Pavlov is summoned to a landowner who refuses to accept the inevitability of his death; to Pavlov’s dismay, he orders the destruction of a beautiful apple orchard. 1894: Experimenting on dogs, Pavlov tries to comprehend the interaction between nerves and external signals governing digestion. In 1904, he formulates the principles of conditional reflexes. When Zvantsev, an opponent of Pavlov’s materialist worldview, leaves the laboratory, the scientist hires Varvara Ivanova who becomes his most reliable assistant. 1912: Pavlov receives an honorary doctorate from Cambridge University. 1917: Despite Pavlov’s political scepticism, the Bolshevik administration treats him with great respect.

Country:

Soviet Union

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

1949

Director:

Grigoriy Roshal

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Company:

Lenfilm

Cast:

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov

Varvara Antonovna Ivanova

Lev Zakarich Zabelin

Gleb Mikhailovich Zvantsev

Semenov

Crew:

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Director

Original Music Composer