Azazel

2002 3h 28m RU

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 20

MysteryAdventureActionDrama

Synopsis

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Based on Boris Akunin's novel 'Azazel' (English title 'The Winter Queen') set in Moscow in 1876. The novel started a long series quite popular in Russia. In 'Azazel' a young police officer - Erast Fandorin - investigates an odd suicide of some rich young man and finds a complex conspiracy, trying to take over most European countries - from Britain to Ottoman Empire - with the best intentions, of course.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ilya Noskov
Эраст Петрович Фандорин
Marina Aleksandrova
Лиза Эверт-Колокольцева
Ewa Szykulska
Эмма Пфуль
Larisa Borushko
Амалия Казимировна Бежецкая
Marina Neyolova
леди Эстер
Sergey Bezrukov
Иван Францевич Бриллинг
Sergey Chonishvili
Ипполит Александрович Зуров
Oleg Basilashvili
Лаврентий Аркадьевич Мизинов

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Adabashyan
Writers: Boris Akunin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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At 208 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "The Adventures of Erast Fandorin" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexander Adabashyan, shot by Pavel Lebeshev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Olga Kolesnikova 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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Ilya Noskov and Marina Aleksandrova and Ewa Szykulska carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0312403 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alexander Adabashyan directs. Pavel Lebeshev behind the camera. Olga Kolesnikova cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

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1At 208 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Part of the "The Adventures of Erast Fandorin" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Alexander Adabashyan, shot by Pavel Lebeshev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Olga Kolesnikova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ilya Noskov and Marina Aleksandrova and Ewa Szykulska carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0312403 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.