The Russian Game

2007 1h 35m RU

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6.2

MID

⭐

6.8

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 6★6.8IMDB · 325

Comedy

Synopsis

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Italian gambler who is well-skilled in the card trade owes people in authority, and leaves his country to win the money. Arriving in a small Russian town, he tries to show off his tricks to the local card swindlers but is caught and ends up agreeing to a friendship and a cooperation. It is hard not to find oneself liking the gallant Italian.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Giuliano Di Capua
Luchino Forza
Sergey Garmash
Uteshitelny
Sergey Makovetskiy
Shvokhnev
Andrey Merzlikin
Krugel
Avangard Leontyev
Anna Astashkina
Dmitriy Vysotskiy
Sasha Glov
Ignat Akrachkov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pavel Chukhray
Writers: Pavel Chukhray
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pavel Chukhray, shot by Vladimir Klimov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Giuliano Di Capua and Sergey Garmash and Sergey Makovetskiy carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1140871 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Pavel Chukhray directs. Vladimir Klimov behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Directed by Pavel Chukhray, shot by Vladimir Klimov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Giuliano Di Capua and Sergey Garmash and Sergey Makovetskiy carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt1140871 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.