A Royal Regatta

1966 1h 26m RU

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 3

AdventureComedy

Synopsis

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The student rowing team of the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) was defeated in the competition. The coach drops the team and leaves, taking the best rowers with him. The remaining athletes decide to assemble a new team, and the management of the institute appoints a new coach for them — a teacher of hydrodynamics.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Natalya Kustinskaya
Alyona
Valentin Smirnitskiy
Vasiliy
Aleksandr Khanov
Aleksei Ivanovich
Aleksandr Gruzinsky
Gervasiy Fedoseyevich
Georgiy Kulikov
Nikolai Lvovich
Vyacheslav Zakharov
Seva
Aleksandr Potapov
Taras
Aleksandr Martyshkin
Pasha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuri Chulyukin
Writers: Kirill Rapoport, Semyon Listov, Boris Vasilyev
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuri Chulyukin, shot by Pyotr Satunovsky. 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 Mikhail Ziv. 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 Maria Kuzmina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Natalya Kustinskaya and Valentin Smirnitskiy and Aleksandr Khanov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0273315 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuri Chulyukin directs. Pyotr Satunovsky behind the camera. Mikhail Ziv scores. Maria Kuzmina cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
260 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Yuri Chulyukin, shot by Pyotr Satunovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mikhail Ziv. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Maria Kuzmina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Natalya Kustinskaya and Valentin Smirnitskiy and Aleksandr Khanov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0273315 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.