The Fortress: By Shield and Sword

20150 RU

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 16

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Synopsis

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In the war-torn countryside, an orphan and his young friend use all their skills to defend their home and people from opposing forces.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pyotr Fyodorov
Sheyn (voice)
Evgeniy Stychkin
King Sigismund (voice)
Elena Shulman
Sashka (voice)
Yekaterina Gorokhovskaya
Fedor (voice)
Vadim Nikitin
Ded (voice)
Oleg Kulikovich
Dyak (voice)
Sergey Russkin
Kardinal (voice)
Mikhail Khrustalev
Nikolay (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fedor Dmitriev
Writers: Konstantin Bronzit, Aleksandr Boyarsky
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mikhail Chertishchev. 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 Sergey Glezin 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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Pyotr Fyodorov and Evgeniy Stychkin and Elena Shulman carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5172306 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Fedor Dmitriev directs. Mikhail Chertishchev scores. Sergey Glezin cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Mikhail Chertishchev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Sergey Glezin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Pyotr Fyodorov and Evgeniy Stychkin and Elena Shulman carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5172306 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.