Attack on Leningrad
Attack on Leningrad, or just Leningrad, is a 2009 war film written and directed by Aleksandr Buravsky, set during the Siege of Leningrad.[1]
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| Directed by | Aleksandr Buravsky |
| Produced by | Aleksandr Buravsky Chris Curling Peter Doyle David Gamburg Andre Gromkovski Leo Zisman |
| Written by | Aleksandr Buravsky Chris Solimine |
| Starring | Gabriel Byrne Mira Sorvino Aleksandr Abdulov Vladimir Ilyin Mikhail Efremov Mikhail Trukhin Yevgeni Sidikhin Olga Sutulova Kirill Lavrov Armin Mueller-Stahl |
| Music by | Yuri Poteyenko |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Klimov |
| Edited by | Mariya Sergeyenkova |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom Russia |
| Language | English German Russian |
Plot
In 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union and their troops besieged the city of Leningrad. A group of foreign journalists are flown in for one day, but one of them, Kate Davis (Mira Sorvino), is presumed dead and misses the flight out. Alone in the city, she is helped by Nina Tsvetkova (Olga Sutulova) a young and idealist police officer and together they fight for their own and other people's survival.
Cast
- Gabriel Byrne as Phillip Parker
- Mira Sorvino as Kate Davis
- Aleksandr Abdulov as Chigasov
- Vladimir Ilyin as Malinin
- Mikhail Yefremov as Omelchenko
- Mikhail Trukhin as Vernik
- Yevgeni Sidikhin as Korneyev
- Olga Sutulova as Nina Tsvetkova
- Kirill Lavrov as Radio announcer
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Field Marshal Von Leeb
- Yevgeny Stychkin as Kapitsa
- Valentina Talyzina as Valentina
References
- "Leningrad (Attack on Leningrad) (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
External links
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