Pirates of the 20th Century

19800 RU

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 43

AdventureActionCrime

Synopsis

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A Soviet cargo ship carrying medical opium gets attacked by pirates of an unknown nationality. The crew is left to die on a sinking ship but they manage to escape and now must fight the pirates for survival.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nikolay Eryomenko
senior mechanic
Pyotr Velyaminov
captain
Talgat Nigmatulin
Salekh
Rein Aren
pirate captain
Dilorom Kambarova
Maa
Natalya Khorokhorina
Masha
Maija Eglite
Aina
Tadeusz Kasyanov
bootsman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Boris Durov
Writers: Boris Durov, Stanislav Govorukhin
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Boris Durov, shot by Aleksandr Rybin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

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Nikolay Eryomenko and Pyotr Velyaminov and Talgat Nigmatulin carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0151987 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Boris Durov directs. Aleksandr Rybin behind the camera. Yevgeni Gevorgyan scores. Rimma Tsegelnitskaya cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
3Directed by Boris Durov, shot by Aleksandr Rybin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yevgeni Gevorgyan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Rimma Tsegelnitskaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nikolay Eryomenko and Pyotr Velyaminov and Talgat Nigmatulin carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0151987 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.