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The Cold Summer of 1953 poster
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MASTER SCORE 78.2 / 100
1988·Action / Crime / Drama·1h 41m

THE COLD SUMMER OF 1953

In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.

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Aleksandr Proshkin·DirectorEdgar Dubrovsky·WriterB. Shumilin·Script ConsultantBoris Brozhovsky·Director of PhotographyVladimir Martynov·Original Music ComposerYelena Mikhaylova·Editor
Cast
Valeriy Priyomykhov·Sergei «Luzga» BasarginAnatoliy Papanov·Nikolai «Kopalych» StarobogatovViktor Stepanov·MankovNina Usatova·Lidia MatveevnaZoya Buryak·Lidia Matveevna's daughterYuriy Kuznetsov·Ivan ZotovVladimir Kashpur·FadeichSergey Vlasov·VityokVladimir Golovin·«Baron»Andrey Dudarenko·Mikhalych
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 6
Aleksandr Proshkin·DirectorIrina Krastilevskaya·Assistant DirectorO. Evplanova·Assistant DirectorLyudmila Serganova·Assistant DirectorV. Sverba·First Assistant DirectorT. Piskareva·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Edgar Dubrovsky·WriterB. Shumilin·Script ConsultantAnatoliy Stepanov·Script EditorEdgar Smirnov·Script Editor
Camera· 6
Boris Brozhovsky·Director of PhotographyAnatoliy Dzhirkvelov·Camera OperatorViktor Zhanov·VFX Director of PhotographyA. Khrustalyov·Assistant CameraV. Afonkin·Assistant CameraP. Sudilin·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Yelena Mikhaylova·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Vladimir Martynov·Original Music ComposerAleksandr Tsygankov·Sound DirectorVladimir Ponkin·ConductorArseniy Lapisov·Music Editor
Art & Design· 3
Natalya Alexandrova·Costume DesignValeri Filippov·Production DesignAleksey Tetyurkin·Makeup & Hair
Production· 4
Konstantin Stenkin·Executive ProducerT. Pavlova·AdministrationV. Serebrennikov·AdministrationV. Sugak·Administration
Other Departments· 2
Albert Rudachenko·VFX SupervisorAleksandr Inshakov·Stunts
By the Numbers
78.2
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
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