Love and Death
- Director: Woody Allen
- Writer: Woody Allen
- Producer: Fred T. Gallo; Charles H. Joffe
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In Russia, Boris Grushenko is in love with his pseudo-intellectual cousin Sonja, who loves him since he too is a pseudo-intellectual, but she is not in love with him. Instead she is in love with his brother Ivan. But as Ivan doesn't seem to return her affections, she is determined to marry someone - anyone - except Boris. If that person isn't the perfect husband, then she has to find a suitable lover in addition. Boris' pursuit of Sonja has to take a back seat in his life when he, a pacifist and coward, is forced to join the Russian Army to battle Napoleon's forces which have just invaded Austria. Despite Sonja not being in the picture while he's away at war, Boris' thoughts do not stray totally from women. Although they take these two divergent paths in their lives, those paths cross once again as they, together, both try to find the perfect spouse and lover, and try to assassinate Napoleon.
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Cast & Characters
Woody Allen as Boris;
Diane Keaton as Sonja;
Georges Adet as Old Nehamkin;
Frank Adu as Drill Sergeant;
Edmond Ardisson as Priest;
Feodor Atkine as Mikhail;
Albert Augier as Waiter;
Yves Barsacq as Rimsky;
Lloyd Battista as Don Francisco;
Jack Berard as General Lecoq;
Eva Betrand as Woman Hygiene Class;
George Birt as Doctor;
Yves Brainville as Andre;
Gerard Buhr as Servant;
Brian Coburn as Dimitri