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Dombey & Son

1974 · 1 season

A somber, emotionally heavy Victorian drama that unfolds slowly, focusing on grief and familial duty.

Created by
Valery Fokin, Galina Volchek
Genres
Drama
Starring
Valentin Gaft, Oleg Dal, Galina Sokolova
Overview
The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Valery Fokin, Galina Volchek
Genres
Drama
Starring
Valentin Gaft, Oleg Dal, Galina Sokolova
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • parenthood
  • class
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Valery Fokin, Galina Volchek
Starring
Valentin Gaft, Oleg Dal, Galina Sokolova, Tatyana Vasileva, Marina Neyolova, Tamara Degtyaryova, Avangard Leontyev, Mikhail Kozakov
Cinematography
Yuri Isakov
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
Central Television USSR
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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