| Nikolai Vavilov | |
| Director: | Aleksandr Proshkin |
| Starring: | Kostas Smoriginas Andrey Martynov Irina Kupchenko Bohdan Stupka Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė |
| Music: | Vladimir Martynov |
| Cinematography: | Boris Brozhovsky |
| Studio: | Mosfilm Jonas Film Soyuztelefilm |
| Runtime: | 554 minutes |
| Country: | Soviet Union East Germany |
| Language: | Russian |
Nikolai Vavilov (Russian: Николай Вавилов) is a 1990 6-part biographical television film. Joint production of the USSR and East Germany. Biopic devoted to the history of the life of Soviet biologist, academician Nikolai Vavilov.[1]
History of life, contribution to science and social activities of academician Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov. His scientific and personal confrontation with Trofim Lysenko, the subsequent arrest and death of the scientist in prison.[2]