It was Vladimir Vysotsky who recommended the director of the film "The meeting place cannot be changed" to cast Alexander Blyavsky in the role of the bandit Fox.
Initially, Stanislav Goborukhin approved the actor Boris Khimichev for this role, but during filming, the director saw that the actor did not fit the image of the hero of the 1940s, and did not know what to do about it. Alexander Belyavsky then intended to relax at the dacha he had just purchased, but as soon as he received a telegram with an offer to take part in the project and found out who was starring in the film, he immediately flew to Odessa. It is interesting that the artist himself at first did not believe that a small role in the film "The Meeting Place" would bring him success in the whole Union. In one of the interviews he said:
"If only I had known then that this film was destined for such deafening fame. None of us expected such a dizzying success. I thought it was a normal job." According to the actor, the role of Fox brought him not only all-Union fame, but also hindered the continuation of his acting career: "It brought me not only national fame, but also difficulties. Directors stopped perceiving me as a versatile artist. But they only saw me as a Fox, who invited me more and more to play the roles of negative characters. And that upset me."
In his interviews, Bliavski, who played the character of Fox in the film, admitted more than once that at first he could not understand the essence of his character. The image of the role took a definite shape only after Dimir Vysotsky advised the actor:
"You are not playing a robber, but a man who respects himself very much. After all, Fox is a werewolf: behind his impressive exterior, stature and disdain hides a cruel and flexible animal."
The reputation of the character, who is able to win the trust of women, is also supported by the memories of his former mistress Irina Sovolvskaya, who speaks of the female protagonist with hidden pain.
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