Admiral

"The highest command"

2008 2h 3m RU

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6.2

MID

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6.6

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 174★6.6IMDB · 8,949

WarDrama

Synopsis

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This is a story of a great love facing the greatest drama of the history of Russia. Admiral Kolchak is a true war hero and beloved husband and father. One day he meets Anna, the love of his life and the wife of his best friend. The revolution in his heart faces the revolution in his own country His destiny is to become the Supreme Ruler of Russia.

“The highest command”

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Cast

Konstantin Khabenskiy
Alexander Kolchak
Elizaveta Boyarskaya
Anna
Sergey Bezrukov
General Kappel
Anna Kovalchuk
Sofia
Egor Beroev
Mikhail Smirnov
Richard Bohringer
General Maurice Zhannen
Oleg Fomin
Nikolay Podgurskiy
Anatoliy Pashinin
Rostislav Ognivtsev

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrey Kravchuk
Writers: Zoya Kudrya, Vladimir Valutskiy
Languages: French, Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $38M — a 19.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Russian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrey Kravchuk, shot by Igor Grinyakin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gleb Matveichuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Rolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Konstantin Khabenskiy and Elizaveta Boyarskaya and Sergey Bezrukov carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrey Kravchuk directs. Igor Grinyakin behind the camera. Gleb Matveichuk scores. Tom Rolf cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in French, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $38M — a 19.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Russian.
5Directed by Andrey Kravchuk, shot by Igor Grinyakin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Gleb Matveichuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Tom Rolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Konstantin Khabenskiy and Elizaveta Boyarskaya and Sergey Bezrukov carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The highest command".
10IMDB entry: tt1101026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.