France / May 20, 1998 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Military doctor General Klenski is arrested in Stalin's Russia in 1953 during an anti-Semitic political campaign accused of being a participant in so-called "doctors' plot".
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ivan Matskevich | General's 'Double' |
| Paulina Myasnikova | Grandmother |
| Viktor Mikhaylov | Klenskiy's driver |
| Nijolė Narmontaitė | Sonya |
| Olga Samoshina | Teacher in Love |
| Tamara Serkova | |
| Genrietta Yanovskaya | Natasha |
| Evgeniy Vazhenin | Directing the Search |
| Galina Volkova | |
| Konstantin Vorobyov | security guard at the clinic |
| Natalya Ershova | |
| Aleksei Zharkov | rank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Andrei Kashker | |
| Veniamin Kleyner | |
| Elena Kraynyaya | assistant |
| Aleksandr Lykov | zek the driver |
| Yuriy Nifontov | Tolik |
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| Viktor Pomortsev | driver |
| Edgar Figner | |
| Aleksandr Levit | doctor |
| Anatoliy Shvederskiy | doctor / witness |
| Evgeny Filatov | doctor |
| Dmitriy Prigov | anaesthetist |
| Mark Geykhman | |
| Mikhail Trukhin | guy with the tambourine |
| Konstantin Khabenskiy | conductor |
| Lactemir Dztiev | caucasian with a ram |
| Valeri Poroshin | |
| Boris Cherdyntsev | guest |
| Ella Vaulchikova | |
| Vladimir Mashchenko | head of the GPU |
| Valeriy Filonov | 'Pobuzhinskiy' |
| Irina Osnovina | nurse |
| Anton Zakharov | |
| Anna Ovsyannikova | |
| Gennadi Chetverikov | godfather rapist |
| Yuriy Ashikhmin | zek rapist |
| Sergey Russkin | |
| Nikolay Dik | investigator |
| Andrey Gorshnev | prostitute's visitor |
| Sergei Dyachkov | cadet |
| Sergey Lanbamin | second lieutenant |
| Sergey Bryantsev | |
| Mikhail Silantyev | |
| Sergey Barkovsky | |
| Daniil Belykh | |
| Oleg Garkusha | |
| Svetlana Serval | |
| Sergey Pinegin | |
| Anton Makarov | |
| Roman Chora | |
| Pavel Kornakov | |
| Tatyana Kuznetsova | |
| Dmitriy Polyanskiy | |
| Yuriy Chirkovskiy | |
| Nikolay Ispolatov | |
| Sergey Evgranov | officer |
| Viktor Sukhorukov | janitor (voice) |
| Vladimir Garin | voice |
| Valeri Kuzin | voice |
| Vladimir Rublev | episode (uncredited) |
| Bon Do Choi | episode |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Хрусталёв, машину! |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Russia, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gosfilmfond Russia, La Sept Cinéma, Sodaperaga Productions, Lenfilm, PIEF Film Studio |
| Release date | 13 gennaio 1999 |
| Production | Alexandr Golutva, Armen Medvedev, Guy Séligmann, Philippe Godeau |
| Writer | Aleksei German, Svetlana Karmalita |
| Editing | Irina Gorokhovskaya |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Ilin |
| Assistant directors | Aleksei German, Юрий Фетинг, Sergey Karandashov, Владимир Чутко |
| Camera operators | Vladimir Ilin |
| Additional photography | Vladimir Ilin |
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| Production design | Mikhail Gerasimov, Georgi Kropachyov, Vladimir Svetozarov |
| Art direction | Mikhail Gerasimov, Georgi Kropachyov, Vladimir Svetozarov |
| Set decoration | Mikhail Gerasimov, Georgi Kropachyov, Vladimir Svetozarov |
| Visual effects | Lyudmila Krasnova, Олег Плаксин, Viktor Okovityy |
| Music | Andrey Petrov, Nikolai Astakhov |
| Sound | Andrey Petrov, Nikolai Astakhov |
| Costume design | Yekaterina Shapkayts, Olga Izvekova |
| Makeup | Yekaterina Shapkayts, Olga Izvekova |
| Hairstyling | Yekaterina Shapkayts, Olga Izvekova |
| Revenue | 1113 € |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Sep 28, 1998 / New York International Film Festival
Russia / Aug 27, 1999 / 16+
Greece / Nov 13, 2000 / International film festival in Thessaloniki
Limited release
Czechia / Mar 15, 2002 / 15+ / Film clubs only
Theatrical release
France / Jan 13, 1999
Belgium / Nov 17, 1999
Russia / Nov 18, 1999 / 16+
Physical media
Russia / Mar 31, 2005 / 16+ / DVD
TV
Italy / Dec 21, 2003
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