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The Second Front (2005) -- In the midst of World War 2, intelligence services from England, Germany and Russia collided in a fierce fight for the mind of Nicky Raus...

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3.9/10   159 votes
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Director:
Dmitri Fiks
Writers:
Yelena Karavayeshnikova (written by) and
Chris Sturgeon (written by) ...
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Genre:
Action | War more
Tagline:
Every Country Wanted What One Man Possessed.
Plot:
In the midst of World War 2, intelligence services from England, Germany and Russia collided in a fierce fight for the mind of Nicky Raus... more | add synopsis
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An utterly pointless movie more

Cast

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Craig Sheffer ... Frank Hossom

Todd Field ... Nicolas Raus
Svetlana Metkina ... Olga Ryabina (as Lana Litwak)

Ron Perlman ... General von Binding
Aleksei Serebryakov ... Veklich
Aleksandr Dyachenko ... Lubenets (as Alexander Diachenbko)
Aleksey Chadov ... Bykov
Bohdan Graczyk ... Hans (as Bogdan Graczyk)

Nicholas Irons ... Garry

Guy Siner ... Archer
Tom Lasica ... British Agent
Oleg Drach ... KGB General
Sergei Romanyuk ... KGB Colonel (as Sergey Romanuk)
Vladimir Samoiluk ... KGB Lieutenant
Anatoly Gnatuk ... Piloy Lyakhov
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Второй фронт (Russia)
Stormbringer (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence.
Runtime:
88 min
Country:
Russia | USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:R | Denmark:15 | Argentina:16
Filming Locations:
Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: When Hossom and the "KGB" team raid the farmhouse, Hossom has found an German made, German issued Mauser k98 behind the enemy lines of Nazi-controlled Ukraine. He then proceeds to prepare for the raid by cocking the gun pump-action style. The Mauser k98 is a bolt-action rifle, as is plainly seen shortly thereafter. more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
An utterly pointless movie, 7 February 2006
2/10
Author: from United States

I am a woman who appreciates war movies. Good war movies, that is. What I consider to be well-made war movie traits are an adherence to fact, correct use of language (e.g., Italian characters speaking in Italian and, bonus points, acted by Italians), a compelling story, and lack of jingoism. Oh yes, and NO "LOVE TRIANGLES" (note to movie makers: not all women need romantic subplots to watch a war movie. I mean, really, a "love triangle?" Millions of people were being slaughtered. Doesn't that fact make any stupid "love triangles" utterly irrelevant? If you really want to attract women, perhaps have war movies that focus on women who made a difference.)

A few war movies that I've appreciated that utilize some or all of these traits are "The Longest Day" (my entrance into war movies), "Band of Brothers," "The Tuskegee Airmen," "Kelly's Heroes" (Donald Sutherland. Priceless.), "Life is Beautiful," and "Breaker Morant." This movie, unfortunately, did not have any of these traits, save for the use of native language. Utterly pointless story and annoying characters. I can even make an argument for blatant false advertising - if you watched the movie, did you see the tanks or spitfires that are depicted on the DVD cover? Yeah, me neither. Although the sea plane was cool....

Save your time. Save your money. There are countless other movies that are much more deserving. "Kagemusha," for example....

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