4 Movies Starring Igor Petrenko

The Star

The Star

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-06

Languages:

Russian, German

Countries:

Russia

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1565 Reviews)

Director:

Nikolay Lebedev

Cast:

Writer:

Aleksandr Borodyanskiy

Evgeniy Grigorev

Emmanuil Kazakevich (short story)

Nikolay Lebedev

Fullplot:

The film is based on the eponymous book by Emmanuil Kazakevich. In the summer of 1944 the Nazi Armies prepare a massive Tank Division named 'Viking" for the offensive on occupied Russian land. The Russian Army's special group of seven snipers named "Zvezda" is sent for a reconnaissance operation behind the enemy lines in the back of the Nazi Tank Division. Two previous Russian groups never came back. The seven Russians know that they are going to an almost certain Death for the sake of Victory.

A Driver for Vera

A Driver for Vera

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-07-29

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Russia, Ukraine

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1283 Reviews)

Director:

Pavel Chukhray

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

The film is set during 1962 in Sevastopol, Crimea, then a secret Navy Base in the Soviet Union. General Serov (Stupka) hires Viktor (Petrenko), a cadet from the Kremlin Guard to work as his private chauffeur. In a jet-black "ZIM" limo, Viktor is chauffeuring the General's disabled daughter Vera (Babenko). Viktor is oblivious to the hidden agenda of the KGB agent Saveliev (Panin), who manipulates everyone behind the scenes in the old rivalry between the Army and KGB.

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-02

Languages:

Russian, Ukrainian, Polish

Countries:

Russia, Ukraine, Poland

Runtime:

129 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (1769 Reviews)

Director:

Vladimir Bortko

Cast:

Writer:

Vladimir Bortko

Nikolai Gogol (novel)

Fullplot:

Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine's Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing Polish armies.

Interceptor

Interceptor

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-10-08

Languages:

Russian

Countries:

Russia

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

3.8 (646 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Vasily Golovachov

Konstantin Maksimov

Larisa Stepanova (participation)

Tatyana Rudakova (prologue text)

Fullplot:

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