starring Ugo Tognazzi
Mimsy Farmer, Alain Cuny
Moscow in the late 1920s. When his new play ' Pontius Pilate ' comes under attack from the powers that be, Nikolai Maksudov , known as ' The Master,' finds an unexpected ally in the mysterious Professor Woland. Woland is a self-proclaimed master of black magic - and, in reality, the Devil himself ...
Woland has been watching the dress rehearsal of the play and against opposition from Rimsky and two of ' The Master's ' fellow playwrights, he gives his Mephistophelian consent for the performance to continue. Before ' Pontius Pilate ' opens, it receives universally hostile reviews and Woland resorts to even more devilish means to ensure the success of Nikolai's masterpiece.
Nikolai Maksudov , known as The
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