European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes saturday March 22, 1986 Omar Sharif bemoans russian exile up photo Omar Sharif recently filmed Peter the great in Russia. By Vernon Scott United press International mar Sharif one of the movies legend Ary lovers was forced into six months of celibacy by dozens of overweight russian women during the filming of the to Minise Ries Peter the great. Sharif an egyptian citizen who makes his Home in Paris has been a renowned ladies Man since he starred As the soulful physician in the hit movie or. Zhivago. His big Brown eyes dashing Mustache and cultivated manners have bewitched women of All nations. As the most famous egyptian since King Tut the actor Cut a Swath through the world s feminine ranks with the effectiveness of Pharoah s hordes. But the russians threw up an impenetrable defense that made life miserable for the dashing Sharif and shattered him in body and spirit last year in the Frozen wastes of the Small historic town of Rusdal 180 Miles North of Moscow. In Rusdal allegedly the oldest Community in the soviet Union Sharif was put up at a hotel that provided few amenities no room service horrible food sporadic heating and risky telephones in the dead of Winter. But the worst blow was a hard and fast Rule against guests entertaining anyone of either sex in their rooms at any time. Sharif underwent his six month sentence for the Honor and glory of playing Prince rom Donovsky in Peter the great the seven hour Abc to miniseries. Looking Back Sharif says it was t Worth it. I almost did t survive he said with wry regret. There was almost nothing there. It was one of the coldest Winters in local history Down to 35 degrees below Zero. The food was not edible at All. I did t have one hot meal the whole time. All i ate was cheese bread caviar but not the Best caviar because that they keep for Export. They have Good georgian wine in Russia i be had it in Paris. But they Export that too and give you terrible bulgarian wine. I can t think Why. After six months i had a nervous breakdown. I was a wreck. I had High blood pressure and went to a health farm for a the spartan russian existence almost killed me said Sharif. Sex for foreigners with local girls is a no no. In the hotels there Are these very fat ladies. I think they Are called mat Richkas huge women who sit behind desks in every corridor in every hotel. And Don t allow visitors in the rooms. I knew in the beginning i would spend six months there so i said to the lady on my floor through an interpreter i can t live six months without sex she said yet i pleaded with her asking for just one visitor a month. After All i am not a Young kid anymore. But when they say yet they Don t change their minds. So i became a Monk which was very bad for my health and my morale. I was an involuntary celibate for half a year and i Don t have that Many half years left. One night i invited a russian actor to my room to play chess. I even offered to leave the door open. Yet. I kept asking myself Why i was going through this torture. It was different when i made Zhivago. I was Young and ambitious. Anyway that picture was made in Spain where the food and wine is Good and where they had no mat Richkas in the hotels. Also there was More variety of women in Spain. In Russia the females Are either 10s or zeros. There is no in Between. They have great beauties and then fat women. There Are no fives or Sharif who Speaks seven languages regretted the fact that he did not know russian so that he could make a better Case for himself. Otherwise he found the russians Friendly and accommodating. He said they love americans despite the negative propaganda. Even though or. Zhivago is banned in the u.s.s.r., the russians recognized Sharif on sight because they know him from such other films As funny girl. They Are curious about or. Zhivago Sharif said. They weren t allowed to read Pasternak s Book or to see the film. Almost everyone i met wanted to know what the Story was about. It was rather sad. Much As i like the russian people there is not enough Money in the world for me to go Back for an other picture. I love luxury Good food and wine. Paris is filled with eager slim ladies with no fat ones in the . Cahty Theip the Kipe Lime. 1 Sokk Jabovr or went. How about those peals chef la kiyin6mb? youk1hpofhav&to i coup help yourself in pay you we. A Back later. Thanks but i whato3pybq& cd pow 5m50 that the Competition of you . Who to m-601wnpek Okay . 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