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The Tolstoy Defence (2018) [N/A]

Featuring:
Aleksey Smirnov, Filipp Gurevich, Evgeniy Kharitonov

Written by:
Pavel Basinsky
Anna Parmas
Avdotya Smirnova

Directed by:
Avdotya Smirnova


Release Date:
September 6, 2018

Original Title:
История одного назначения

Alternate Titles:
Istoriya Odnogo Naznacheniya
The Story Of An Appointment

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Algous studio
CTB Film Company
Studio Globus

Production Countries:
Russia

Ratings / Certifications:
RU: 12+ 

Runtime: 112

Overview from TheMovieDB

The shrill and tragic story about an event that involved Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. In an infantry regiment of the military based in the Tula region an offence occurs. In this regiment, the capital’s lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev — inspired by progressive ideas — does his service. A military tribunal and execution await the soldier charged with the offence. Kolokoltsev asks Count Tolstoy for help — and he decides to protect the innocent man. The pointed history about the complexity of choice and fidelity to one’s ideals is based on real events.

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Overview from Open Movies

The shrill and tragic story about an event that involved Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. In an infantry regiment of the military based in the Tula region an offence occurs. In this regiment, the capital's lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev - inspired by progressive ideas - does his service. A military tribunal and execution await the soldier charged with the offence. Kolokoltsev asks Count Tolstoy for help - and he decides to protect the innocent man. The pointed history about the complexity of choice and fidelity to one's ideals is based on real events.

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Rankings and Honors

The Tolstoy Defence (2018) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.6/10
Awards Won: 6 wins & 15 nominations

Performers

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Production

Actor's Assistant:
Anastasia Hartonen

Assistant Costume Designer:
Olga Chudetskaya
Maria Bunina
Elena Nikiforova

Assistant Director:
Nina Shoshina

Assistant Editor:
Konstantin Danilin

Assistant Production Design:
Alexandr Galeev

Boom Operator:
Pavel Meskhiev
Daniil Fedorov

Camera Technician:
Ilya Timoshenkov
Alexandr Berezkin
Nikolay Shankin

Casting:
Anastasia Hartonen
Lana Burmistrova

Costume Design:
Tatyana Patrakhaltseva

Costume Supervisor:
Valentina Kameneva

Decorator:
Nikolay Batychko
Alexey Orekhov
Dmitry Kostikov
Kapiton Tarasov

Dialogue Coach:
Bogdan Grachek

Director:
Avdotya Smirnova

Director of Photography:
Maxim Osadchy-Korytkovsky

Editor:
Yuliya Batalova

Executive Producer:
Maksim Volodin
Natalya Smirnova

First Assistant Director:
Maria Korneva

Focus Puller:
Ilya Timoshenkov
Aleksey Kosorotov

Gaffer:
Sergey Linchevsky

Key Grip:
Maksim Kalinichev

Lighting Artist:
Ruslan Abdrakhmanov
Denis Pryazhencev
Egor Esipovich

Makeup Artist:
Galina Ponomaryova
Elena Dmitrienko

Original Music Composer:
Aleksey Golubenko
Vasiliy Vakulenko

Playback Coordinator:
Fedor Dik

Producer:
Viktoriya Shamlikashvili
Oksana Barkovskaya
Sergei Selyanov
Natalya Smirnova
Anatoly Chubais

Production Design:
Anastasiya Karimulina

Prop Maker:
Yana Alekseeva
Anatoly Ionica

Props:
Natalia Alekseeva
Alexey Khitrov
Igor Lobankov
Denis Belyaev

Pyrotechnician:
Pavel Yakovlev
Roman Kadikov
Ilya Golub
Aleksandr Yakovlev

Recording Supervision:
Antonina Balashova

Screenplay:
Avdotya Smirnova
Anna Parmas
Pavel Basinsky

Second Assistant Director:
Anna Dudnik

Sound Director:
Lev Yezhov

Steadicam Operator:
Valeriy Petrov

Still Photographer:
Ivan Piganov

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