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The Tolstoy Defence
The Tolstoy Defence

The Tolstoy Defence

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Drama

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The shrill and tragic story about an event that involved Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. In an infantry regiment of the military based in the Tula region an offence occurs. In this regiment, the capital’s lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev — inspired by progressive ideas — does his service. A military tribunal and execution await the soldier charged with the offence. Kolokoltsev asks Count Tolstoy for help — and he decides to protect the innocent man. The pointed history about the complexity of choice and fidelity to one’s ideals is based on real events.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

06 September 2018

Country

Russia

Cast

Alexey Smirnov

Alexey Smirnov

Grigoriy Apollonovich Kolokoltsev, porochik

Philipp Gurevich

Philipp Gurevich

Vasily Stepanovich Shabunin, rotnyi pisar

Evgeny Kharitonov

Evgeny Kharitonov

Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy

Irina Gorbacheva

Irina Gorbacheva

Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya, zhena Lva

Łukasz Simlat

Łukasz Simlat

Kazimir Bronislavovich Yatsevich, kapitan, komandir roty

Sergey Umanov

Sergey Umanov

Aleksandr Matveyevich Stasyulevich, praporschik

Liza Yankovskaya

Liza Yankovskaya

Tatyana Andreevna Bers, sestra Sofyi Tolstoy

Aleksey Makarov

Aleksey Makarov

Sergey Tolstoy

Anna Mikhalkova

Anna Mikhalkova

Anna Ivanovna, uchitelnitsa nigilistka

Igor Zolotovitsky

Igor Zolotovitsky

Nikolay Ilyich, upravlyayuchi

Andrey Smirnov

Andrey Smirnov

Apollon Kolokoltsev, general

Gennadiy Smirnov

Gennadiy Smirnov

Pyotr Alekseevich Yunosha, polkovnik

Kirill Vasilyev

Kirill Vasilyev

Bobylyov, feldfebel

Anna Rytsareva

Anna Rytsareva

Dashutka

Tatyana Kolganova

Tatyana Kolganova

Akulina

Anna Parmas

Anna Parmas

mama Dashutki

Olga Albanova

Olga Albanova

Aleksandra Andreyevna Tolstaya

Andrei Proshkin

Andrei Proshkin

Milyutin

Leonid Alimov

Leonid Alimov

tolstyak

Daniil Shigapov

Daniil Shigapov

unylyi

Aleksandr Zavyalov

Aleksandr Zavyalov

starosta

Vladislav Ulanov

Vladislav Ulanov

Stepan

Konstantin Shelestun

Konstantin Shelestun

sledovatel

Vadim Skvirskiy

Vadim Skvirskiy

vrach

Gleb Syshko

Gleb Syshko

Yegor

Sergey Rost

Sergey Rost

episode

Kirill Syomin

Kirill Syomin

episode

Ekaterina Efimova

Ekaterina Efimova

episode

Maxim Plekhanov

Maxim Plekhanov

episode

Nikolay Yakovlev

Nikolay Yakovlev

povar

Aleksey Puchkov

Aleksey Puchkov

Vestovoy

Lev Letov

Lev Letov

syn Lva Tolstogo

Daniel Getmanskaya

Daniel Getmanskaya

episode

Artemiy Padalka

Artemiy Padalka

episode

Leonid Korolyov

Leonid Korolyov

episode

Oleg Levakov

Oleg Levakov

episode

Valeriya Bugaichuk

Valeriya Bugaichuk

episode

Kirill Orlov

Kirill Orlov

episode

Sergey Korenkov

Sergey Korenkov

lakey

Sergey Chetvertkov

Sergey Chetvertkov

posetitel suda

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