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Released 21 years ago.
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The Russian Specialist
"They took his family. Now he's out for revenge."
2005 1h 34m EN
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Synopsis
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A Russian ex-hit man is called back to Russia for one last job. This time against his former employees, the Russian mob.
βThey took his family. Now he's out for revenge.β
Cast
Dolph Lundgren
Nikolai Cherenko
Ben Cross
William Burton
Ivan Petrushinov
Aleksandr 'Sasha' Popov
Olivia Lee
Julia Abramov
Raicho Vasilev
Achmed
Assen Blatechki
Yuri
Antony Argirov
Serie
Valeri Yordanov
Alexi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dolph Lundgren
- Writers
- Bryan Edward Hill, Dolph Lundgren
- Languages
- Russian, Polish, English
- Countries
- Germany
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Polish, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Dolph Lundgren, shot by Ross W. Clarkson. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Elia Cmiral. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Joe Plenys 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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Dolph Lundgren and Ben Cross and Ivan Petrushinov carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "They took his family. Now he's out for revenge.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0435696 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dolph Lundgren directs. Ross W. Clarkson behind the camera. Elia Cmiral scores. Joe Plenys cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Russian, Polish, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 21 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Polish, English.
- 3Directed by Dolph Lundgren, shot by Ross W. Clarkson. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Elia Cmiral. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Joe Plenys shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Dolph Lundgren and Ben Cross and Ivan Petrushinov carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "They took his family. Now he's out for revenge.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0435696 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 87 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ross W. Clarkson
- Original score
- Elia Cmiral
- Editing
- Joe Plenys
- Production design
- Carlos Silva Da Silva
- Costume design
- Marta Mironska
- Stunt coordinator
- Kaloian Vodenicharov
- Runtime
- 94 min Β· 1h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Dolph Lundgren
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Nu Image Entertainment
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- HΓ
HΓΆger Human Service Medien
DE
Key crew
- Executive ProducerBoaz Davidson
- Executive ProducerDanny Dimbort
- Executive ProducerEwerhard Engels
- Executive ProducerAvi Lerner
- ProducerDavid Varod
- ProducerAnton Hoeger
- Executive ProducerTrevor Short
- ProducerScott Putman
- Executive ProducerJack Gilardi Jr.
- CastingLaura Sotirova
- EditorJoe Plenys
- Set DecorationNina Ruseva
- Production DesignCarlos Silva Da Silva
- Costume DesignMarta Mironska
- Second Unit DirectorMark Roper
- Special EffectsIvo Jivkov
- Special EffectsWillie Botha
- VFX SupervisorSimeon Asenov
- StuntsGeorgi Dimitrov
- StuntsSonya Atanasova
- Stunt DoubleDian Hristov
- StuntsRadoslav Ignatov
- StuntsGenadiy Ganchev
- StuntsDanko Jordanov
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2005-11-02R
Also known as
International titles
- The Russian SpecialistUS
- Confronto FinalBR
- KrvavΓ© zΓΊΔtovanieSK
- Le vengeurFR
- The ControllerFR
- The MechanikSE
