Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)

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99 min - Drama | War - 31 January 1997 (USA)

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Based upon a short story by Leo Tolstoy, two Russian soldiers, Sacha and Vania, are ambushed by Muslim rebels in the grandly forbidding Caucasus and taken prisoner... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Oleg Menshikov	...	Sacha Kostylin
	Sergey Bodrov Jr.	...	Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin
	Jemal Sikharulidze	...	Abdul-Murat
	Susanna Mekhraliyeva	...	Dina
	Aleksandr Bureyev	...	Hasan
	Valentina Fedotova	...	Zhilin's Mother
	Aleksei Zharkov	...	Maslov, the Russian Commander
	T. Kibyev
	Valeri Kostrin
	Pavel Lebeshev

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Storyline

Based upon a short story by Leo Tolstoy, two Russian soldiers, Sacha and Vania, are ambushed by Muslim rebels in the grandly forbidding Caucasus and taken prisoner. Although complete understanding never fully emerges, their bittersweet ordeal reveals the human soul of two vastly different cultures. Written by Dawn M. Barclift

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An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity.

Genres:

Drama | War

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Rated R for some violence and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Russia | Kazakhstan

Language:

Russian | Turkish (only a few words) | Georgian | Chechen

Release Date:

31 January 1997 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A kaukázusi fogoly See more »

Filming Locations:

Rechi, Dagestan, Russia

Box Office

Gross:

$661,361 (USA) (30 March 1997)

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Production Co:

Karavan See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The film was shot within 20 miles of actual battles then occurring between Russians and Chechens. Local Muslim guerrillas served as bogyguards for the cast and crew. The film tells the story of two prisoners of war, but truth is stranger than fiction: when the guerrillas found out that amateur actress Susanna Mekhraliyeva was paid for her job in U.S. dollars they took the whole film crew prisoner! Her salary was soon changed for Russian rubles and the shooting continued as if nothing had happened. See more »

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Continuity: After Sacha and Vanya escape and remove the shackles from their ankles, they begin running upstream. The scene cuts to a different angle, and they are running downstream. See more »

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"SINII PLATOCHEK"
Written by E. Petersbursky, M. Maksimov See more »

Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
Kavkazskiy plennik (original title)

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