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5 January 2006 (Estonia)
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A British college professor working in Russia investigates certain mysteries surrounding the life and death of Joseph Stalin. full summary | add synopsis
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'Archangel' is quite friendly towards those not familiar with the legacy of Josef Stalin, and is an engrossing mystery as a result...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Daniel Craig | ... | Prof. Fluke Kelso |
 | Ekaterina Rednikova | ... | Zinaida Rapava (as Yekaterina Rednikova) |
 | Gabriel Macht | ... | R.J. O'Brian |
 | Lev Prygunov | ... | Vladimir Mamantov |
 | Alexey Diakov | ... | Suvorin |
| Harry Ditson | ... | Frank Adelman |
| Tanya Moodie | ... | Velma |
 | Avtandil Makharadze | ... | Josef Stalin |
| Anna Gerasimova | ... | Anna |
| Claudia Harrison | ... | Louise |
| Kaspars Zvigulis | ... | Young Papu Rapava |
| Valery Chernyak | ... | Old Papu Rapava |
| Aurelija Anuzhite | ... | Olga |
| Ziedonis Lochmelis | ... | Viktor |
| Jakov Rafalson | ... | Moscow Official (as Yakov Rafalson) |
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Japan:133 min | 124 min (2 parts)
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Icon Productions originally held the film rights to the novel, with intentions to develop it as a Mel Gibson vehicle for the big screen.
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Factual errors: Kelso states that Arkhangelsk was founded by Peter the Great, but Arkhangelsk was founded no later than 1584, almost a century before Peter was even born.
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Archangel
Set in contemporary Moscow and the frozen northern town of Archangel, the drama revisits the stark landscape of Communist Russia and takes place over four days in the life of academic Fluke Kelso. His fateful meeting with a former Stalinist bodyguard leads to the uncovering of one of the world's most dangerous and best kept secrets. He is led unwittingly through murder and intrigue towards his own personal "Holy Grail" - Joseph Stalin's secret legacy - a legacy that could change the face of Russian history forever.
'Archangel' is quite friendly towards those not familiar with the legacy of Josef Stalin, and is an engrossing mystery as a result. Unfortunately, there's also a lack of character development here. The people in this television film are just sort of presented to the audience, and then become pawns in the film's narrative. So it doesn't work very well as a thriller, and maybe an extra half an hour or so could have worked out this problem. However, Daniel Craig and Russian actress Yekaterina Rednikova give reliable performances, and the ending is definitely not what I was expecting (but in a good way). Not without its flaws, but worth catching when it's on again.
~ 7/10 ~