Russian Empire, the middle of the XIX century. Aged, beggar dramatic actor Lev Gurych Sinichkin, in search of work, wanders through the cities with his young daughter Liza. They dream that Lisa someday will succeed on stage and become a famous actress.
Unfortunately the movie Behind the Footlights is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Konstantin Yudin | Director |
| Writing | Mikhail Volpin | Writer |
| Writing | Nikolay Erdman | Writer |
| Writing | Dmitri Lensky | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Vasily Shirinsky | Music |
| Editing | Anna Kulganek | Editor |
| Sound | Viktor Zorin | Sound |
| Camera | Valentin Zakharov | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Igor Gelein | Director of Photography |
