The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut (1979)
Original title: История кавалера де Грие и Манон Леско
The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut is a 1979 Russian-language drama movie directed by Roman Viktyuk, with a running time of 1h 38m. It stars Margarita Terekhova, Igor Kostolevskiy and Aleksandr Zbruev.
The nobleman des Grieux falls in love with the mysterious and attractive girl of humble origin Manon Lescaut. The girl seems to love the young man, but at the same time commits unworthy acts, seducing rich noblemen and involving des Grieux himself in a dissolute life.