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25 December 1991 (USA)
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Plot:
The true story of Ivan Sanchin, the KGB officer who was Stalin's private film projectionist from 1939 until the dictator's death...
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Projectionist
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WWII
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Josef Stalin
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Socialism
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1930s
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Awards:
2 nominations
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Paranoia and naivete in societal insanity of Stalin's Russia
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Hulce | ... | Ivan Sanshin | |
| Lolita Davidovich | ... | Anastasia | |
| Bob Hoskins | ... | Beria | |
| Aleksandr Zbruyev | ... | Stalin | |
| Feodor Chaliapin Jr. | ... | Prof. Bartnev | |
| Bess Meyer | ... | Katya (16 years) | |
| Mariya Baranova | ... | Katya (10 years) | |
| Irina Kupchenko | ... | Directress | |
| Vladimir Kuleshov | ... | Colonel Schelkasov | |
| Vsevolod Larionov | ... | General Rumiantsev | |
| Aleksandr Filippenko | ... | Major Khitrov | |
| Yevdokiya Germanova | ... | Governess | |
| Lyubov Matyushina | ... | Sonia Gubelman | |
| Aleksandr Garin | ... | Vasily Morda | |
| Mariya Vinogradova | ... | Fedosia |
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Also Known As:
Ближний круг (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Blizhniy krug (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Il proiezionista (Italy)
The Projectionist (USA) (working title)
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Blizhniy krug (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Il proiezionista (Italy)
The Projectionist (USA) (working title)
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137 min
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Iceland:12 |
Argentina:16 |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-14 |
Germany:12 |
Peru:14 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:PG-13
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Anachronisms: The moment than Ivan Sunchin has a meeting with his NKVD (KGB) superiors in Moscow's "Revolutionary Square" Metro Station. Just before coming in to his superior bunker office, he is strolling along the station. The plan of Arbatsko - Pokrovskaya line is visible on a wall of the station . The plan consist of five or six transfers to other lines of the Moscow metro, which was current for Moscow metro circa early 1990s, not 1940s than movie plot set. In early 1940s Arbatsko - Pokrovskaya line had only two transfers to other lines, and metro plan looked different.
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Anastasia:
Who do you love more, me or Comrade Stalin?
Ivan Sanshin: [without hesitation] Comrade Stalin, of course!
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Ivan Sanshin: [without hesitation] Comrade Stalin, of course!
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Features The Great Waltz (1938)
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I decided to review this film because of its emotional impact.
Like "The Killing Fields," it creates tremendous tension in the viewer by portraying sympathetic, likable characters within an environment of tremendous evil.
The acting and cinematography are both excellent, making a direct connection with the feelings of every character.
My only criticism is very slight (I did rate it a 10, after all), but I wondered a bit at the persistance of Sanchin's naivete. While this is central to his character, I found it a little difficult to comprehend based on what he went through.