| A Man Before His Time | |
| Native Name: | Russian: Преждевременный человек |
| Director: | Abram Room |
| Music: | Evgeniy Krylatov |
| Editing: | A. Klebanov |
| Studio: | Mosfilm |
| Runtime: | 102 minutes |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Language: | Russian |
A Man Before His Time (Russian: Преждевременный человек) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Abram Room.[1] [2] [3] It is based on Yakov Bogomolov, an unfinished play by Maxim Gorky (ca. 1916).
The film is set in the Karadag coast of the Crimea at the turn of the 20th century. It tells about the engineer Bogomolov, who is so passionate about his work that he does not notice how his wife cheats on him and his friends betray him.[4]