Summary The true story of Ivan Sanchin, the KGB officer who was Stalin's private film projectionist from 1939 until the dictator's death. Told from Sanchin's view, the sympathetic but tragically flawed hero maintains unwavering faith in his "Master" despite the arrest of his neighbors and his involvement with their daughter, his wife's affair with the chilling State Security chief Lavrentii Beria and her tragic decline, and the deadly political machinations within the Kremlin he witnesses firsthand. View more details
Directed : Andrey Konchalovskiy
Written : Andrey Konchalovskiy Anatoliy Usov
Stars : Bob Hoskins Lolita Davidovich Aleksandr Zbruev Tom Hulce
Genres : Mystery Crime Drama History Biography
Release date : Dec 24, 1991
Countries of origin : United States Italy Soviet Union
Language : English
Filming locations : Russia
Production companies : Columbia Pictures Mosfilm Numero Uno International
Summary The true story of Ivan Sanchin, the KGB officer who was Stalin's private film projectionist from 1939 until the dictator's death. Told from Sanchin's view, the sympathetic but tragically flawed hero maintains unwavering faith in his "Master" despite the arrest of his neighbors and his involvement with their daughter, his wife's affair with the chilling State Security chief Lavrentii Beria and her tragic decline, and the deadly political machinations within the Kremlin he witnesses firsthand. View more details
Genres : Mystery Crime Drama History Biography
Release date : Dec 24, 1991
Countries of origin : United States Italy Soviet Union
Language : English
Filming locations : Russia
Production companies : Columbia Pictures Mosfilm Numero Uno International
