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Leningrad poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.7 / 100
2009·Drama / War·1h 50m

LENINGRAD

“Some fight. Others fall. All are heroes.”

When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a young and idealist police officer and together they will fight for their own survival and the survival of the people in the besieged Leningrad.

Above the Line
Aleksandr Buravskiy·DirectorChris Solimine·ScreenplayVladimir Klimov·Director of PhotographyYuriy Poteenko·Original Music ComposerM. Scott Smith·Editor
Cast
Gabriel Byrne·Philip ParkerMira Sorvino·Kate DavisArmin Mueller-Stahl·von LeebAlexander Beyer·Walter HoesdorffChristian Berkel·VinkelmeyerEckehard Hoffmann·Adolf HitlerOlga Sutulova·Nina TsvetkovaAleksandr Abdulov·ChigasovMikhail Efremov·OmelchenkoVladimir Ilin·Malinin
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Aleksandr Buravskiy·DirectorKira Sinelshikova·Script SupervisorKrasimira Karachorova·Script Supervisor
Writing· 1
Chris Solimine·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Vladimir Klimov·Director of PhotographyIgor Votintsev·Steadicam Operator
Editing· 1
M. Scott Smith·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Yuriy Poteenko·Original Music ComposerRostislav Alimov·Supervising Sound EditorAleksandr Kopeykin·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 6
Alim Matveychuk·Art DirectionPavel Novikov·Art DirectionMaya Martyanova·Costume DesignAleksandr Boym·Art DirectionNatalya Krymskaya·Makeup ArtistVitaliy Sidorenko·Set Decoration
Production· 12
Aleksandr Buravskiy·ProducerDavid Gamburg·ProducerPeter Doyle·ProducerAdrian Politowski·Executive ProducerMichael Ryan·Executive ProducerOlga Maksimova·Executive ProducerAnna Sobinevskaya·Executive ProducerSergey Melkumov·ProducerUwe Bünker·CastingPatricia Rose·CastingLarisa Isaeva·CastingMarina Leonova·Production Manager
Other Departments· 2
Oleg Korytin·Stunt CoordinatorLisa Astakhova·Post Production Supervisor
By the Numbers
70.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Leningrad's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#C0B6A7
#736454
#FFFFFF
Mood
Tense, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features two people at the top: a woman with blonde hair and a white scarf looking to the left, and a man in a fur hat looking to the right. Be”

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Key Elements
RifleCannonTruckFur HatScarf
Atmosphere
Gritty, Cold
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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