Poisons or the World History of Poisoning

A story of an actor named Oleg whose wife has been seduced by his neighbor. As he is thoroughly convinced of her infidelity, he would like to poison her. An old man named Prokhorov helps him to get rid of his wife by lecturing about famous deaths caused by poisoning. It is from Prokhorov we learn that many famous and not so famous like Cesare Borgia and Caligula were killed as they were poisoned.

Country:

Russia

Genre:

Comedy,

History

Duration:

106 minutes

Year:

2001

Director:

Karen Shakhnazarov

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Company:

Kuryer Film Studio,

Mosfilm

Cast:

Prohorov / Pope Alexander VI

Volkov

Neighbour

Mother-in-law

Cesare Borgia

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Producer

Producer