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Original Title: Претендент

1987
3h 34m
Drama
TV Movie

Status

Released

Release

1987

Runtime

3h 34m

Storyline

Based on novel "The Great Man" by Al Morgan. Ted Stevens receives a task to prepare a TV special about his colleague Tony Bradley, recently died in car accident. But the further he studies this case, the more suspicious this accident is becoming.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
3h 34m
Aug 4, 1987
Languages
Russian
Director
Konstantin Khudyakov
Konstantin Khudyakov
Production
Mosfilm
Mosfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

Leonid Filatov

Leonid Filatov

Leonid Kanevsky

Leonid Kanevsky

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Lyudmila Gurchenko

Lyudmila Gurchenko

Yuriy Yakovlev

Yuriy Yakovlev

Lev Durov

Lev Durov

Lyudmila Maksakova

Lyudmila Maksakova

Ladislav Chudík

Ladislav Chudík

Venyamin Smekhov

Venyamin Smekhov

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