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Letter to Brezhnev

  • 19851985
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  • 1h 34m
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Peter Firth and Alexandra Pigg in Letter to Brezhnev (1985)
Two Soviet sailors, Peter and Sergei, go ashore in Liverpool to spend one night on the town. Peter can speak a minimal amount of English but it's enough to make contact with two Liverpudlian natives, Elaine and Theresa. Elaine and Peter immediately fall in love with each other, but the night is short and they must leave with the ship. Elaine can't forget him and writes a letter to Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev, asking him to make it possible for them to reunite.
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    • Director
      • Chris Bernard
    • Writer
      • Frank Clarke
    • Stars
      • Peter Firth
      • Alfred Molina
      • Tracy Marshak-Nash
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    • Director
      • Chris Bernard
    • Writer
      • Frank Clarke
    • Stars
      • Peter Firth
      • Alfred Molina
      • Tracy Marshak-Nash
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    • 11User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Peter Firth
    Peter Firth
    • Peter
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Sergei
    Tracy Marshak-Nash
    • Tracy
    • (as Tracy Lea)
    Alexandra Pigg
    Alexandra Pigg
    • Elaine
    Margi Clarke
    Margi Clarke
    • Teresa
    Susan Dempsey
    • Girl in Pub
    Ted Wood
    • Mick
    Carl Chase
    • Taxi Driver
    Sharon Power
    • Charlie's Girl
    Robbie Dee
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    Eddie Ross
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    Gerry White
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    Pat Riley
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    Wendy Votel
    • 1st Girl on Bus
    Jeanette Votel
    • 2nd Girl on Bus
    Eileen Walsh
    • Mother
    Angela Clarke
    • Josie
    • Director
      • Chris Bernard
    • Writer
      • Frank Clarke
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    • Trivia
      Alexandra Pigg and Peter Firth are married in real life.
    • Goofs
      Elaine says the British embassy did nothing to help her. It is highly unlikely that that she as a British citizen in Britain would have contacted any British embassy, all of which would, by definition, be in other countries. She would have contacted the Foreign Office, which is the authority dealing with foreign affairs and international matters in Britain. The casual viewer might easily confuse the two, but Elaine, who has recently dealt with them, would not make this mistake.
    • Quotes

      Peter: You vwork?

      Elaine: No. I wish I did... but there is a bit of a work problem in England at the moment.

      Peter: You know, in Soviet Union if you don't work you don't eat.

      Elaine: It's a bit like that here as well.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits roll to the background of a painted Moscow city landscape.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Desert Hearts/Mona Lisa/Letter to Brezhnev (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Always Something There To Remind Me
      Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David

      Performed by Sandie Shaw

      (uncredited)

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    10/10
    Go Liverpool!
    The opening scene in "Letter to Brezhnev" shows Soviet sailors Sergei (Alfred Molina) and Peter (Peter Firth) sighting Liverpool and recognizing it as the Beatles' hometown. When this happens, you know that you're in for something neat, and your assumptions get confirmed with what happens in Liverpool. Sergei and Peter have a brief fling with working-class Liverpudlian women Elaine (Alexandra Pigg) and Teresa (Margi Clarke).

    But, since this is the Cold War, the Russian guys obviously can't stay in England very long, and so they quickly have to return home. But Elaine can't forget them, and goes so far as to write Leonid Brezhnev a letter asking if she can come to the USSR to meet them. Needless to say, this isn't too popular with the British authorities, who decide to question Elaine about it.

    This is a most interesting look not only at working-class England, but also at the human aspects of the Cold War. Everyone in the movie does a very good job, especially Molina. I'm eager to see how he does in "The Da Vinci Code".
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    • May 24, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 2, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Brief an Breshnew
    • Filming locations
      • Shaftesbury Hotel, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Channel Four Films
      • Palace Pictures
      • Yeardream
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    • Budget
      • £400,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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