Sign of Disaster

1987 2h 31m RU

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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A woman defends during World War II her home and her family against Hitler's soldiers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nina Ruslanova
Gennadiy Garbuk
Vitali Bykov
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Aleksey Zaytsev
Vladimir Ilin
Vladimir Yemelyanov
Aleksei Buldakov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikhail Ptashuk
Writers: Oskar Nikich, Evgeniy Grigorev
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikhail Ptashuk, shot by Tatyana Loginova. 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 Oleg Yanchenko. 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 Eugenia Volkova 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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Nina Ruslanova and Gennadiy Garbuk and Vitali Bykov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092293 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mikhail Ptashuk directs. Tatyana Loginova behind the camera. Oleg Yanchenko scores. Eugenia Volkova cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Mikhail Ptashuk, shot by Tatyana Loginova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Oleg Yanchenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Eugenia Volkova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nina Ruslanova and Gennadiy Garbuk and Vitali Bykov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0092293 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.