The Star (2002)
Zvezda (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 37min
- Action, Adventure
- 06 May 2002 (Russia)
- Movie
During World War II the Red Army sends a special unit named "Zvezda" ("The Star") on a mission to conduct guerrilla warfare against the Germans in the Soviet Union.
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Awards:
- 8 wins & 9 nominations.
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Cast
| Igor Petrenko | ... |
Lt. Travkin
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| Artyom Semakin | ... |
Pvt. Vorobiev
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| Aleksey Panin | ... |
Sgt. Kostya Mamochkin
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| Aleksey Kravchenko | ... |
Sgt. Anikanov
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Anatoliy Gushchin | ... |
Pvt. Bykov
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Amadu Mamadakov | ... |
Pvt. Temdekov
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Yuriy Laguta | ... |
Sgt. Brazhnikov
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Ekaterina Vulichenko | ... |
Pvt. Katya Simakova
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| Andrey Egorov | ... |
Capt. Andrei Barashkin
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| Sergey Miller | ... |
First Captured German
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Gennadi Vorotnikov | ... |
Second Captured German
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Aleksandr Efimov | ... |
Third Captured German
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Aleksandr Naumov | ... |
Serbichenko
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| Alexander Diachenko | ... |
Galiev
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Oleg Gushchin | ... |
Likhachyov
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Ivan Kokorin | ... |
Meshchersky
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Aleksandra Chichkova | ... |
Communications Servicewoman
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| Sergey Rudzevich | ... |
Communications Serviceman
(as Sergei Ruzayevich)
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| Ildar Kuyanchiyev | ... |
Soldier
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Kircho Petrov |
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Kristina Babushkina | ... |
Kristina (uncredited)
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| Aleksandr Ustyugov | ... |
German soldier in the barn (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Nikolay Lebedev | ||
Written by
| Aleksandr Borodyanskiy | ... | () |
| Evgeniy Grigorev | ... | () |
| Emmanuil Kazakevich | ... | (short story) (as Emmanuil G. Kazakevich) |
| Nikolay Lebedev | ... | () |
Produced by
| Aleksandr Litvinov | ... | executive producer |
| Karen Shakhnazarov | ... | producer |
Music by
| Aleksey Rybnikov | ||
Cinematography by
| Yuriy Nevskiy | ||
Editing by
| Lidiya Milioti | ||
| Eduard Yermolin | ||
Production Design by
| Lyudmila Kusakova | ||
Costume Design by
| Pavel Lipatov | ||
Makeup Department
| Marfa Berdnikova | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Vilen Amirkhanyan | ... | production manager |
| Aleksey Golodnitskiy | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| A. Babkov | ... | assistant director |
| Artyom Nazarov | ... | second unit director |
| Nina Sokol-Matsuk | ... | assistant director (as N. Sokol-Matsyuk) |
| Aleksandr Sulyakov | ... | assistant director (as A. Sulyakov) |
| A. Temnikov | ... | assistant director |
| V. Totolin | ... | assistant director |
| Natalya Troitskaya | ... | assistant director |
| I. Vasina | ... | coordinating director |
Sound Department
| Pavel Doreuli | ... | sound effects |
| Aleksandr Pogosyan | ... | sound |
| Pavel Shuvalov | ... | re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| Sergei Krasivsky | ... | pyrotechnician (as S. Krasivsky) |
| Gleb Lokshin | ... | pyrotechnician (as G. Lokshin) |
| Mikhail Maryanov | ... | pyrotechnician (as M. Maryanov) |
| Victor Orlov | ... | pyrotechnician (as V.Orlov) |
| G. Stepanov | ... | pyrotechnician |
Visual Effects by
| Vladimir Vasilyev | ... | visual effects camera |
Stunts
| Valeriy Derkach | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Dmitry Tarasenko | ... | stunts (as D. Tarasenko) |
| A. Usanov | ... | stunts |
| V. Usanov | ... | stunts |
| Aleksey Pashin | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| D. Babayev | ... | assistant camera |
| Vyacheslav Chibrikov | ... | camera operator (as V. Chibrikov) |
| Vadim Milioti | ... | camera operator (as V. Milioti) |
| Valeri Mitin | ... | assistant camera (as V. Mitin) |
| Vyacheslav Novikov | ... | chief lighting technician (as Vecheslav Novikov) |
Music Department
| Sergei Scripka | ... | conductor (as Sergey Skripka) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cifrovoy Element (2010) (Russia) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Janson Media (2020) (Canada)
- Janson Media (2020) (United Kingdom)
- Janson Media (2020) (United States)
- Kinovideoobedinenie "Krupniy Plan" (2002) (Russia) (DVD)
- New Star (2009) (Greece)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The film is based on the eponymous book by Emmanuil Kazakevich. In the summer of 1944 the German armies prepare a massive tank division named "Viking" for an offensive against occupied Soviet land. The Red Army's special group of seven snipers named "Zvezda" is sent for a reconnaissance operation behind enemy lines. Two previous Soviet groups never returned. The seven Soviet soldiers know that they are going to an almost certain death for the sake of victory. Written by Steve Shelokhonov |
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| Taglines | From the studio that created Come and See. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,300,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The story was previously made in 1949 by Aleksandr Ivanov, but that version was banned and not released until after the death of Stalin. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Aleksei Panin (2023). See more » |
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Narrator:
But every spring, every May,the souls of the fallen on the fields of Poland, Germany, and everywhere go back to their homes to see their blooming motherland they gave their lives for. See more » |