This character has become iconic.
Rolan Bykov was an outstanding director and actor. But one day he missed the role that made another artist a star of the USSR.
Initially, the creators of the television series “The meeting place cannot be changed” wanted Bykov to play Hunchback. The artist objected, because he did not like the hero at all. He explained that not so long ago he went through a painful divorce, so he has no desire to play the “hunchback”. In addition, the actor began an affair with his colleague Elena Sanaeva, and he did not want to appear before her in this form.
But in the end, Rolan Antonovich was persuaded to come to the audition, but suddenly the actor had a heart attack. So at the cost of his health, Bykov escaped from an unsympathetic role to him.
Then the filmmakers contacted Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. He did not know anything about the novel by the Weiner brothers, which was taken as the basis for the plot. The actor was sent the script, and the very next day he arrived at the shooting. The role of Humpbacked became one of the most iconic in his career.
