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The Stringer (1998)

88 min  -  Action | Drama | Romance   -  1 January 1998 (Russia)
5.8
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Vadik Chernyshov is an impoverished dreamer who spends his life drifting though Moscow with a video camera... See full summary »

Director:

Pawel Pawlikowski

Writers:

Gennadi Ostrovsky, Pawel Pawlikowski

Stars:

Sergey Bodrov Jr., Anna Friel and Vladimir Ilin
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Cast

Credited cast:
Sergey Bodrov Jr. Sergey Bodrov Jr. ...
Vadik
Anna Friel ...
Helen
Vladimir Ilin Vladimir Ilin ...
Yavorsky
Robert Knepper ...
John
Anna Kamenkova Anna Kamenkova ...
Mother
Leonid Kuravlyov Leonid Kuravlyov ...
Mityagin
Aleksei Khardikov Aleksei Khardikov ...
Lyosha
Anna Yanovskaya Anna Yanovskaya ...
Young wife
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Nina Avetisova ...
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Vera Obolonkina Vera Obolonkina
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Storyline

Vadik Chernyshov is an impoverished dreamer who spends his life drifting though Moscow with a video camera, hoping to shoot footage that will interest Western press agencies. He falls in love with the beautiful Helen, an English media executive, and subsequently they must contend with the barriers that their different backgrounds present. Written by Anonymous  

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Beautiful Woman | Female Nudity | Independent Film

Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance

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Country:

UK | Russia

Language:

English | Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Стрингер See more »

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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), British Screen Productions, Pepper Pictures See more »
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When filming "trolleybus on fire" scene the flame and temperature went unpredictably high to almost melt main trolleybus cable 3m above the ground and hence causing serious interruption in public transportation of the place. Fire-fighters presented on the set simply stopped filming process at certain point for security reasons despite director wanted more takes to be shot. See more »