The Tolstoy Defence

The Tolstoy Defence

The Tolstoy Defence

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The Tolstoy Defence

2018

1h 52m

7.1(19 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

Algous studio

Studio Globus

CTB Film Company

Cast & Crew

40 members

Acting

Алексей Смирнов

Grigoriy Apollonovich Kolokoltsev, porochik

Алексей Смирнов

Acting

Филипп Гуревич

Vasily Stepanovich Shabunin, rotnyi pisar

Филипп Гуревич

Acting

Евгений Харитонов

Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy

Евгений Харитонов

Acting

Ирина Горбачёва

Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya, zhena Lva

Ирина Горбачёва

Acting

Łukasz Simlat

Kazimir Bronislavovich Yatsevich, kapitan, komandir roty

Łukasz Simlat

Acting

Сергей Уманов

Aleksandr Matveyevich Stasyulevich, praporschik

Сергей Уманов

Acting

Лиза Янковская

Tatyana Andreevna Bers, sestra Sofyi Tolstoy

Лиза Янковская

Acting

Алексей Макаров

Sergey Tolstoy

Алексей Макаров

Acting

Анна Михалкова

Anna Ivanovna, uchitelnitsa nigilistka

Анна Михалкова

Acting

Игорь Золотовицкий

Nikolay Ilyich, upravlyayuchi

Игорь Золотовицкий

Directing

Андрей Смирнов

Apollon Kolokoltsev, general

Андрей Смирнов

Acting

Геннадий Смирнов

Pyotr Alekseevich Yunosha, polkovnik

Геннадий Смирнов

Directing

Кирилл Васильев

Bobylyov, feldfebel

Кирилл Васильев

Acting

Анна Рыцарева

Dashutka

Анна Рыцарева

Acting

Татьяна Колганова

Akulina

Татьяна Колганова

Directing

Анна Пармас

mama Dashutki

Анна Пармас

Acting

Olga Albanova

Aleksandra Andreyevna Tolstaya

Olga Albanova

Directing

Andrei Proshkin

Milyutin

Andrei Proshkin

Acting

Leonid Alimov

tolstyak

Leonid Alimov

Acting

Daniil Shigapov

unylyi

Daniil Shigapov

Acting

Александр Завьялов

starosta

Александр Завьялов

Acting

Vladislav Ulanov

Stepan

Vladislav Ulanov

Acting

Константин Шелестун

sledovatel

Константин Шелестун

Acting

Вадим Сквирский

vrach

Вадим Сквирский

Acting

Gleb Syshko

Yegor

No Image

Acting

Сергей Рост

episode

Сергей Рост

Acting

Кирилл Сёмин

episode

Кирилл Сёмин

Directing

Екатерина Ефимова

episode

Екатерина Ефимова

Acting

Maxim Plekhanov

episode

Maxim Plekhanov

Acting

Николай Яковлев

povar

Николай Яковлев

Acting

Aleksey Puchkov

Vestovoy

Aleksey Puchkov

Acting

Lev Letov

syn Lva Tolstogo

Lev Letov

Acting

Daniel Getmanskaya

episode

Daniel Getmanskaya

Acting

Артемий Падалка

episode

Артемий Падалка

Acting

Leonid Korolyov

episode

Leonid Korolyov

Acting

Олег Леваков

episode

Олег Леваков

Acting

Valeriya Bugaichuk

episode

No Image

Acting

Kirill Orlov

episode

No Image

Acting

Сергей Кореньков

lakey

Сергей Кореньков

Acting

Sergey Chetvertkov

posetitel suda

Sergey Chetvertkov

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