For the Sake of a Few Lines

1986 1h 17m RU

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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The Carpathians, 1944. The truck with the employees of the divisional newspaper was blown up by a mine. Everyone was alive, but the font was scattered by the blast wave — and now, under the bullets of the enemy, the newspapermen must collect the material of the next issue of the newspaper literally in fragments...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nikita Mikhajlovsky
Natalya Popova
Vladimir Alekseyenko
Vladimir Eryomin
Anatoli Grachyov
Yuriy Dubrovin
Aleksei Buldakov
Sergei Prokhanov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Writers: Arkadiy Krasilshchikov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, shot by Ivan Bagaev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tamara Denisova 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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Nikita Mikhajlovsky and Natalya Popova and Vladimir Alekseyenko carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089874 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Aleksandr Rogozhkin directs. Ivan Bagaev behind the camera. Tamara Denisova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, shot by Ivan Bagaev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Tamara Denisova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Nikita Mikhajlovsky and Natalya Popova and Vladimir Alekseyenko carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0089874 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.