The Days of the Turbins (film)
The Days of the Turbins (Russian: Дни Турбиных, romanized: Dni Turbinykh) is a 1976 Soviet three-part television drama film directed by Vladimir Basov, based on the eponymous play by Mikhail Bulgakov (the author's adaptation of his novel The White Guard for stage).[1][2]
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| Directed by | Vladimir Basov |
| Produced by | Dmitry Zalbshtein |
| Written by | Vladimir Basov |
| Starring | Andrey Myagkov Andrei Rostotsky Valentina Titova Oleg Basilashvili |
| Music by | Veniamin Basner |
| Cinematography | Leonid Krainenkov Ilia Minkovetskiy |
| Edited by | Lyudmila Badorina |
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Running time | 223 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
The film tells about the intelligentsia and the revolution in Russia, about the life of the family of Turbin officers during the Russian Civil War.
Kiev. Winter of 1918-1919. The power in the city passes from the hetman to the Directorate of Ukraine, then from Petliura to the Bolsheviks. Turbins and their acquaintances have to make their choice. Colonel Alexei Turbin and his brother Nicholas remain loyal to the White Movement and bravely defend it, without worrying about their lives. Elena's (née Turbin) husband, Vladimir Talberg flees shamefully from the city with the retreating German troops. In this troubled time, the family and close friends gather and celebrate the New Year. A strange and slightly ridiculous person comes to visit them, a distant relative of the Turbins - Larion Surzhansky (Lariosik).
Cast
- Andrey Myagkov — Alexei Vasilievich Turbin
- Andrei Rostotsky — Nikolai Vasilievich Turbin
- Valentina Titova — Elena Talberg
- Oleg Basilashvili — Vladimir Robertovich Talberg
- Vladimir Basov — Viktor Viktorovich Myshlaevsky
- Vasily Lanovoy — Leonid Yurievich Shervinsky
- Pyotr Shcherbakov — Alexander Bronislavovich Studzinsky
- Sergey Ivanov — Lariosik (Larion Larionovich Surzhansky)
- Viktor Chekmaryov — Vasily Ivanovich Lisovich
- Margarita Krinitsyna — Vanda, wife of Lisovich
- Vladimir Samoilov — Hetman Skoropadsky
- Gleb Strizhenov — General von Shratt
- Vadim Grachyov — von Doost
- Nikolay Smorchkov — First Officer
- Igor Bezyayev — Lieutenant Kopylov
- Mikhail Selyutin — third officer, lieutenant
- Fyodor Nikitin — Maxim
- Ivan Ryzhov — footman Fedor
- Dmitry Orlovsky — the postman
- Boryslav Brondukov — the Bolshevik agitator
- Leo Perfilov — city dweller
See also
The White Guard, a Russian 2012 TV series.