Speech for the Defence (1977) featured a cast of 29 tracked actors. Of these, 8 (29%) are still alive today and 20 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Stanislav Lyubshin, age 93. This film starred Marina Neyolova and Oleg Yankovskiy.
29% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 29% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast29 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 08/01/1947 | 79 | — | 30 | ||
| Deceased | 23/02/1944 | 65 | 20/05/2009 | 33 | ||
 Anatoli Grachyov Prosecutor | Prosecutor | Deceased | 12/07/1937 | 67 | 19/05/2005 | 40 |
| Deceased | 16/06/1944 | 79 | 10/03/2024 | 33 | ||
| Living | 06/04/1933 | 93 | — | 44 | ||
| Deceased | 22/04/1921 | 71 | 18/06/1992 | 56 | ||
| Deceased | 11/11/1936 | 66 | 08/03/2003 | 41 | ||
| Deceased | 28/07/1932 | 86 | 31/01/2019 | 45 | ||
| Living | 17/02/1953 | 73 | — | 24 | ||
| Deceased | 30/05/1926 | 95 | 19/11/2021 | 51 | ||
| Living | 03/02/1944 | 82 | — | 33 | ||
| Living | 21/09/1950 | 76 | — | 27 | ||
| Presumed Deceased | 01/01/1914 | 112 | — | 63 | ||
| Deceased | 22/06/1933 | 83 | 07/10/2016 | 44 | ||
| Deceased | 09/12/1925 | 79 | 03/05/2005 | 52 | ||
| Deceased | 22/06/1920 | 70 | 09/03/1991 | 57 | ||
| Deceased | 30/08/1923 | 74 | 04/04/1998 | 54 | ||
| Deceased | 02/05/1929 | 59 | 17/08/1988 | 48 | ||
| Deceased | 21/02/1926 | 83 | 14/05/2009 | 51 | ||
| Deceased | 04/01/1933 | 51 | 09/10/1984 | 44 | ||
| Deceased | 02/09/1934 | 75 | 14/05/2010 | 43 | ||
| Deceased | 16/09/1935 | 90 | 16/01/2026 | 42 | ||
| Deceased | 03/10/1934 | 69 | 10/11/2003 | 43 | ||
| Living | 10/09/1948 | 78 | — | 29 | ||
| Deceased | 14/02/1928 | 86 | 28/09/2014 | 49 | ||
| Living | 02/08/1943 | 83 | — | 34 | ||
| Deceased | 26/10/1947 | 49 | 06/02/1997 | 30 | ||
| Living | 14/03/1941 | 85 | — | 36 | ||
 Aleksei Alekseyev judge | judge | Deceased | 02/10/1915 | 82 | 16/05/1998 | 62 |
