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Letter to Brezhnev (1985)
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Frank Clarke (writer)
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2 May 1986 (USA)
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Two Soviet sailors, Peter and Sergei, go ashore in Liverpool to spend one night on the town. Peter can...
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 2 wins
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Go Liverpool!
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Alfred Molina | ... | Sergei |
 | Peter Firth | ... | Peter |
| Tracy Marshak-Nash | ... | Tracy (as Tracy Lea) |
| Alexandra Pigg | ... | Elaine |
| Margi Clarke | ... | Teresa |
| Susan Dempsey | ... | Girl in Pub |
| Ted Wood | ... | Mick |
| Carl Chase | ... | Taxi Driver |
| Sharon Power | ... | Charlie's Girl |
| Robbie Dee | ... | Charlie |
| Eddie Ross | ... | Rayner |
| Syd Newman | ... | Dmitri |
| Gerry White | ... | 1st Doorman |
| Pat Riley | ... | 2nd Doorman |
| Wendy Votel | ... | 1st Girl on Bus |
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USA:94 min
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References Doctor Zhivago (1965)
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The opening scene in "Letter to Brezhnev" shows Soviet sailors Sergei (Alfred Molina) and Peter (Peter Firth) sighting Liverpool and recognizing it as the Beatles' hometown. When this happens, you know that you're in for something neat, and your assumptions get confirmed with what happens in Liverpool. Sergei and Peter have a brief fling with working-class Liverpudlian women Elaine (Alexandra Pigg) and Teresa (Margi Clarke).
But, since this is the Cold War, the Russian guys obviously can't stay in England very long, and so they quickly have to return home. But Elaine can't forget them, and goes so far as to write Leonid Brezhnev a letter asking if she can come to the USSR to meet them. Needless to say, this isn't too popular with the British authorities, who decide to question Elaine about it.
This is a most interesting look not only at working-class England, but also at the human aspects of the Cold War. Everyone in the movie does a very good job, especially Molina. I'm eager to see how he does in "The Da Vinci Code".