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Joan Borsten Vidov - OLEG: The Oleg Vidov Story

Award-winning Producer and former American entertainment journalist Joan Borsten Vidov discusses her new award-winning documentary about her late husband, "OLEG: The Oleg Vidov Story," narrated by BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Emmy-winning actor Brian Cox (Succession) and features Costa Ronin (The AmericansHomeland) as the voice of Young Oleg -- currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video -- click here to watch the trailer: https://bit.ly/OlegTrailer


Oleg Vidov-one of the Soviet Union's most beloved actors-was persecuted, blacklisted, and pushed to the breaking point before escaping to the West and achieving the American dream.


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