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Burnt by the Sun (1994)

A moving and poignant story set against the corrupt politics of the Stalinist era.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 15M

Director : Nikita Mikhalkov
Writer : Nikita Mikhalkov, Rustam Ibragimbekov

Synopsis

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...

Actors

Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Mikhalkov
Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
Oleg Menshikov
Oleg Menshikov
Dimitri (Mitya)
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Marusia
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vsevolod
Nadezhda Mikhalkova
Nadezhda Mikhalkova
Nadya Kotova
André Oumansky
André Oumansky
Philippe
Svetlana Kryuchkova
Svetlana Kryuchkova
Vladimir Ilin
Vladimir Ilin
Alla Kazanskaya
Alla Kazanskaya
Nina Arkhipova
Nina Arkhipova
Avangard Leontyev
Avangard Leontyev
Inna Ulyanova
Inna Ulyanova
Lyubov Rudneva
Lyubov Rudneva
Vladimir Belousov
Vladimir Belousov
Evgeny Mironov
Evgeny Mironov
Natela Abuladze
Natela Abuladze
Georgiy Dronov
Georgiy Dronov
Marat Basharov
Marat Basharov
Oleg Feoktistov
Oleg Feoktistov

Crews

Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Mikhalkov
Director
Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Mikhalkov
Screenplay
Vilen Kalyuta
Vilen Kalyuta
Director of Photography
Enzo Meniconi
Enzo Meniconi
Editor
Vladimir Aronin
Vladimir Aronin
Production Design
Aleksandr Samulekin
Aleksandr Samulekin
Production Design
Natalya Ivanova
Natalya Ivanova
Costume Design
Armand Barbault
Armand Barbault
Executive Producer
Nicole Canne
Nicole Canne
Co-Producer
Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Mikhalkov
Producer
Jean-Louis Piel
Jean-Louis Piel
Co-Producer
Vladimir Sedov
Vladimir Sedov
Co-Producer
Michel Seydoux
Michel Seydoux
Producer
Leonid Vereshchagin
Leonid Vereshchagin
Executive Producer
Larisa Avdyushko
Larisa Avdyushko
Makeup Artist
Michael Ermogeni
Michael Ermogeni
Unit Manager
Vladimir Krasinsky
Vladimir Krasinsky
Assistant Director
André Rigaut
André Rigaut
Sound
Jean Umansky
Jean Umansky
Sound Mixer
Marina Nigmatulina
Marina Nigmatulina
Sound Editor
Thierry Lebon
Thierry Lebon
Sound Mixer
Eduard Artemyev
Eduard Artemyev
Original Music Composer
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Screenplay
Александр Дельвиг
Александр Дельвиг
Executive Producer's Assistant

Trailers and other movies

Burnt By The Sun (Утомлённые солнцем) [Oscar's Best Foreign Movie]

Posters and backgrounds

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