Lev Yashin. The Dream Goalkeeper

2019 2h 0m RU

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 128

Drama

Synopsis

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An ordinary working class boy, like all his peers, he played football day and night and dreamed of being a striker. But no matter which team he played for - in the yard, at the factory, or in the army - he was inevitably put in goal.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alexander Fokin
Young Lev Yashin
Yuliya Khlynina
Young Yashin's Wife
Aleksey Guskov
Mikhail Yakushin
Aleksei Kravchenko
Alexey Khomich
Evgeniy Dyatlov
Arkady Chernyshov
Vitaliy Khaev
Alexander Ponomarev
Mikhail Eliseev
Gavriil Kachalin
Yan Tsapnik
TASS Journalist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vasily Chiginsky
Writers: Vladimir Valutskiy, Aleksandr Polozov, Oleg Kapanets
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vasily Chiginsky, shot by Vyacheslav Lazarev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Alexander Fokin and Yuliya Khlynina and Aleksey Guskov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8266452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Vasily Chiginsky directs. Vyacheslav Lazarev behind the camera. George Kallis scores. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Vasily Chiginsky, shot by Vyacheslav Lazarev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by George Kallis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Alexander Fokin and Yuliya Khlynina and Aleksey Guskov carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt8266452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.