The Last Station (2009)
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- R
- 1h 52min
- Biography, Drama
- 26 Feb 2010 (USA)
- Movie
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 16 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Helen Mirren | ... |
Sofya
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| Christopher Plummer | ... |
Leo Tolstoy
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| Paul Giamatti | ... |
Chertkov
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| James McAvoy | ... |
Valentin
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| John Sessions | ... |
Dushan
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| Patrick Kennedy | ... |
Sergeyenko
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| Kerry Condon | ... |
Masha
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| Anne-Marie Duff | ... |
Sasha
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| Tomas Spencer | ... |
Andrey
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Christian Gaul | ... |
Ivan
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Wolfgang Häntsch | ... |
Priest
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David Masterson | ... |
Reporter
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Anastasia Tolstoy | ... |
Mourning Girl
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Maximilian Gärtner | ... |
Kind (uncredited)
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Nenad Lucic | ... |
Vanja (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Michael Hoffman | ||
Written by
| Michael Hoffman | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jay Parini | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Produced by
| Bonnie Arnold | ... | producer |
| Luke Carey | ... | junior producer |
| Chris Curling | ... | producer |
| Andrey Deryabin | ... | associate producer: Russia |
| Brian Donovan | ... | line producer |
| Undine Filter | ... | junior producer |
| Regina Frankenberger | ... | junior producer |
| Marc Hansell | ... | associate producer |
| Yvonne Hüttig | ... | assistant producer |
| Ewa Karlström | ... | co-producer |
| Andrey Konchalovskiy | ... | executive producer (as Andrei Konchalovsky) |
| Frank Lehmann | ... | associate producer |
| Robert Little | ... | executive producer (as Robbie Little) |
| Jens Meurer | ... | producer |
| Jean-Luc Ormières | ... | associate producer |
| Phil Robertson | ... | executive producer |
| Judy Tossell | ... | executive producer |
| Andreas Ulmke-Smeaton | ... | co-producer |
| Jona Wirbeleit | ... | assistant producer: Egoli Tossell Films |
| Marc Wächter | ... | production executive |
Music by
| Sergei Yevtushenko | ... | (as Sergey Yevtushenko) |
Cinematography by
| Sebastian Edschmid | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Patricia Rommel | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Matthias Albrecht | ... | on-line conforming: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Cory Augustyn | ... | assistant editor |
| Ivar Beer | ... | digital lab manager: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Xavier Box | ... | associate editor |
| Markus Bäuerle | ... | digital lab manager: CinePostProductiion Geyer Berlin |
| Luke Carey | ... | postproduction coordinator |
| Richard Curling | ... | assistant editor |
| Andrea Jacob | ... | film scanning: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Antje Lass | ... | assistant editor |
| Ute Lingner | ... | film lab manager: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Stefan Müller | ... | general manager: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Sandor Nagy | ... | digital color grading: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Sandra Neundorf | ... | digital lab manager: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Gabriela Schultze | ... | sales manager: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Kenneth Stiller | ... | lab coordinator: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Maik Strauch | ... | color timer: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Tina Stuth | ... | colorist/rushes |
| Brian Welsh | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Leo Davis | ||
| Lissy Holm | ||
Production Design by
| Patrizia von Brandenstein | ... | (as Patrizia Von Brandenstein) |
Art Direction by
| Andreas Olshausen | ... | supervising art director (as Andreas 'Ebbi' Olshausen) |
| Erwin Prib | ... | (as Erwin W. Prib) |
Set Decoration by
| Mark Rosinski | ||
Costume Design by
| Monika Jacobs | ... | (as Monica Jacobs) |
Makeup Department
| Anna Sophie Evenkamp | ... | assistant makeup (as Anna Evenkamp) |
| Manuela Franke | ... | additional makeup |
| Juliane Hübner | ... | makeup: extras, Astapovo |
| Beatrix John | ... | additional makeup: Astapovo |
| Ragna Jornitz | ... | additional makeup: Astapovo |
| Lena Lazzarotto | ... | makeup artist |
| Jekaterina Oertel | ... | makeup designer |
| Paul Schmidt | ... | makeup artist |
| Anett Weber | ... | additional makeup: Astapovo |
| Katrin Westerhausen | ... | makeup: extras, Astapovo |
| Ariane Wisniewski | ... | makeup: extras, Astapovo |
Production Management
| Tina Mersmann | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Niko Remus | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Klaus Spinnler | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Natalie Beer | ... | second assistant director |
| Lisa Hauss | ... | second second assistant director |
| Barrie McCulloch | ... | first assistant director (as Barrie Mcculloch) |
| Oneil Sharma | ... | third assistant director |
| Samuel Tauber | ... | assistant director: second unit |
| Jonny Benson | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Will Cummins | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Sabrina Barteleit | ... | standby painter |
| Hubert Bock | ... | set dresser (as Hubert Böck) |
| Sabine Engelberg | ... | assistant art director |
| Ulrike Eversmeier | ... | set dresser |
| Manuel Hess | ... | set dresser |
| Andreas Huschke | ... | standby prop |
| Ulli Isfort | ... | prop buyer |
| Harald Koegler | ... | storyboard artist |
| Roxy Konrad | ... | art department coordinator |
| Harald Kögler | ... | storyboard artist |
| Anna-Giulietta May | ... | art department production assistant |
| Roman Peisger | ... | standby construction |
| Mark Rosinski | ... | set designer |
| Jan Rott | ... | prop master |
| Silvie Sachseneder | ... | assistant standby prop (as Silvia Sachseneder) |
| Susanna Schnibbe | ... | painter (as Susanne Schnibbe) |
| Leon Schulz | ... | painter |
| Vladimir Vilanov | ... | calligrapher |
| Johanna-Marie Wimmer | ... | standby painter (as Johanna Wimmer) |
| Heike Wolf-Aury | ... | assistant set decorator (as Heike A. Wolf) |
| Enzo Enzel | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Rainer Kaufmann | ... | greens person (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Christian Bornkessel | ... | second boom |
| Florian Fricke | ... | boom operator |
| Peggy Fröschke | ... | mixed at: MMZ Halle |
| Achim Gerber | ... | foley recordist: Metrix Media, Halle |
| Lars Ginzel | ... | mix: M & E |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer |
| Rick Gould | ... | adr recordist |
| Katerina Hagen | ... | mixed at: MMZ Halle |
| Michael Howells | ... | adr recordist: Sound One, New York |
| Daniel Iribarren | ... | adr editor |
| Dirk Jacob | ... | sound designer |
| Bobby Johanson | ... | adr mixer: Sound One, New York |
| Peter Klinkenberg | ... | foley artist |
| Olaf Mehl | ... | foley recordist: Metrix Media, Halle |
| Susanne Olsson | ... | adr recordist: London, De Lane Lea |
| Jon Russell | ... | adr recordist: Presence Studios, Connecticut |
| Alexander Schaefer | ... | mixed at: MMZ Halle |
| Dominik Schleier | ... | dialogue editor |
| Sebastian Schmidt | ... | foley editor |
| Martin Steyer | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Martin Trevis | ... | sound recordist |
| Christoph Wieczorek | ... | foley editor / foley recordist |
| Ian Wright | ... | boom operator |
| Nick Würpel | ... | mix: M & E |
| Eric Horstmann | ... | post-production sound (uncredited) |
| Jason Stevens | ... | sound negative (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Michael Bouterweck | ... | special effects: Pyrotechnik Gmbh |
Visual Effects by
| Markus Degen | ... | visual effects artist: Rise Fx / visual effects supervisor: Rise Fx |
| Claudia Gittel | ... | flame artist: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Thomas Lehmann | ... | flame artist: CinePostProduction Geyer Berlin |
| Sven Pannicke | ... | visual effects producer: Rise Fx |
| Christian Pundschus | ... | visual effects artist: Rise Fx |
| Kariem Saleh | ... | visual effects artist: Rise Fx |
| Jonathan Weber | ... | visual effects artist: Rise Fx |
Stunts
| Volkhart Buff | ... | stunts: Buff Connections Gmbh |
| Fred Hady | ... | utility stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Philipp Dönch | ... | assistant b-camera |
| Johnny Feurer | ... | first assistant camera |
| Sandro Große | ... | assistant grip (as Sandro Grosse) |
| Daniel Jopp | ... | additional electrician |
| Denny Jost | ... | dolly grip |
| Patrick Kaethner | ... | b camera operator (as Patrick D. Kaethner) / steadicam operator (as Patrick D. Kaethner) |
| Bernd Kaser | ... | electrician |
| Sophie Kirchberg | ... | video operator |
| Patrick Kohlmeier | ... | electrician |
| Daniel Krause | ... | assistant grip |
| Karsten Kube | ... | assistant grip |
| Björn Körner | ... | electrician |
| Heiko Lange | ... | assistant grip |
| Ludwig Linnekogel | ... | clapper loader: second unit |
| Marc Lubosch | ... | b-camera operator / gaffer |
| Moritz Martin | ... | best boy |
| Detlef Overmann | ... | photography: special stills |
| Won-suk Park | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Thorsten Querner | ... | key grip |
| Stephan Rabold | ... | stills photographer |
| Kaja Styczynska | ... | clapper loader |
| Elmar Suska | ... | dolly grip: second unit |
| Robert Walther | ... | additional electrician |
| Klaus Witt | ... | assistant grip |
| James Wright | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Daniel Erb | ... | assistant camera: day player (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Brendan Donnison | ... | voice casting: Lyps Inc. |
| Nina Houwer | ... | casting: Germany |
| Johanna Ragwitz | ... | extras casting: Agentur Filmgesichter |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Anke Baier | ... | wardrobe |
| Luise Ebersbach | ... | additional wardrobe: Astapovo |
| Natascha Gotowtschikow | ... | wardrobe |
| Nora Kiessling | ... | wardrobe: extras, Astapovo |
| Bettina Köhler | ... | wardrobe production assistant |
| Kati Lafin | ... | wardrobe |
| Maja Meschede | ... | wardrobe |
| Richard Olaf Zintel | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Patricia Puisy | ... | wardrobe: extras, Astapovo |
| Camila Schwarz | ... | wardrobe: extras, Astapovo |
| Linn Selter | ... | wardrobe production assistant: fittings |
| Susanne Vierkötter | ... | additional wardrobe: Astapovo |
Location Management
| Erik Damm | ... | location department assistant |
| Raidar Huber | ... | location scout |
| Sören Lang | ... | location scout |
| Felix Leitermann | ... | location manager |
| Petra Ringleb | ... | location scout: Berlin/Brandenburg |
| Roland Schütz | ... | location scout: Berlin/Brandenburg |
| Franziska Strutz | ... | assistant location manager (as Franziska Strutz-Zander) |
| Sören von der Heyde | ... | location scout: MDM (as Sören Von Der Heyde) |
| Thomas Duchnicki | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Sergei Beck | ... | music production manager: The Hermitage Bridge Studio (as Sergey Beck) |
| Andrey Deryabin | ... | music producer: The Hermitage Bridge Studio |
| Peter Fuchs | ... | music mixing engineer / music recording engineer |
| Artem Gridney | ... | assistant to composer |
| The Hermitage Music Academy Orchestra | ... | music performer |
| Matilda Moreton | ... | assistant to composer |
| Ian Neil | ... | music clearances |
| Maggie Rodford | ... | music producer: Air-Edel |
| Anatoly Rybalko | ... | conductor |
| Vadim Shahov | ... | music supervisor: St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studios |
| Sergei Sokolov | ... | music manager: St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studios (as Sergey Sokolov) |
| Ilya Talochkin | ... | second music sound assistant: St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studios |
| Andrev Titov | ... | junior music sound assistant: St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studios |
| Kirill Yevtushenko | ... | soloist: cello |
| Sergei Yevtushenko | ... | head of music academy: The Hermitage Music Academy (as Sergey Yevtushenko) / music orchestration (as Sergey Yevtushenko) |
| Daniil Zosin | ... | first music sound assistant: St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studios (as Danil Zosin) |
| Samuel Karl Bohn | ... | technical assistant to composer (uncredited) |
| John Riley | ... | music consultant (uncredited) |
| Paul Thomson | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Franca Drewes | ... | script supervisor |
| Gabriella Gobber | ... | script supervisor |
| Claudia Trost | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Teodor Ardeleanu | ... | driver: Helen Mirren |
| Kai Bublitz | ... | driver |
| Sven-Uwe Dassler | ... | driver |
| Heiko Daugau | ... | unit trailers: Translux Germany |
| Sascha Graetz | ... | driver |
| Frank Gust | ... | driver |
| Florian Haeger | ... | driver |
| Gregor Hoppe | ... | driver |
| Kerstin Jeschke | ... | unit trailers: Translux Germany |
| Mike-Paul Müller | ... | driver: props |
| Christian Nagel | ... | driver: props |
| Marko Otta | ... | driver (as Marco 'Otti' Otta) |
| Ralf Pitzius | ... | driver |
| Andreas Rose | ... | unit trailers: Translux Germany |
| Matthias Schnedler | ... | driver |
| Sebastian Von Merveldt | ... | driver: James McAvoy |
| Miklas Wittmann | ... | driver: Christopher Plummer |
| René Zeuner | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Monic Aust | ... | production intern: Egoli Tossell Films |
| Dorothe Beinemeier | ... | junior producer assistant: Judy Tossell, Egoli Tossell Films |
| Yves Boczek | ... | representative: Egoli Tossell Films, Halle |
| Benedikt Bothe | ... | set manager |
| Hans-Jürgen Bubser | ... | supervising accountant |
| Janina Bukowski | ... | accountant |
| Mel Churcher | ... | dialogue coach (as Ann Churcher) |
| Rocco Coufin | ... | set-runner |
| Timur Cutkov | ... | stand-in |
| Ola Czarniecka | ... | assistant: Michael Hoffman |
| Asal Dardan | ... | assistant: Christopher Plummer |
| Mags Dowling | ... | accountant: UK |
| Moritz Draheim | ... | production assistant: cast |
| Martin Eichhorn | ... | title designer |
| Melanie Faul | ... | assistant press: Egoli Tossell Films |
| Adam Finch | ... | representative: Avid Rental, The Offlibe Editing Company, London |
| Uta Freitag | ... | assistant accountant |
| Rebekka Garrido | ... | representative: Avid Rental, Halle, The Post Republic |
| Uwe Geissler | ... | representative: DREFA |
| Olaf Godoba | ... | catering: Götterspeisen |
| Thorsten Gottschalk | ... | production secretary: Egoli Tossell Films |
| Renate Graichen | ... | accountant: Egoli Tossell Film |
| Willi Grimm | ... | stand-in |
| Kay Hahnefeldt | ... | unit medic: Medical Movie Service |
| Berit Harksen | ... | accountant: Egoli Tossell Film |
| Bernd Hausler | ... | representative: camera rental, Panther Gmbh |
| Melanie Heise | ... | assistant accountant |
| Franziska Heller | ... | representative: film stock, Kodak Gmbh |
| Chris Hill | ... | script consultant: Zephyr Films |
| Eric Horstmann | ... | technical support: avid rental, Halle, The Post Republic |
| Jennifer L. Hoskin | ... | assistant: Bonnie Arnold |
| Nicole Jäniche | ... | catering: Götterspeisen |
| Christian Kaiserberger | ... | production intern: Egoli Tossell Films |
| Anja Karg | ... | production intern / production intern: Egoli Tossell Films |
| Heiderose Kewitsch | ... | banker: Bayerische HypoVereinsbank Ag |
| Andreas Kobs | ... | banker: Bayerische HypoVereinsbank Ag |
| Bernhard Koellisch | ... | electronic press kit |
| Jana Kohlmann | ... | assistant press: Egoli Tossell Films |
| Lena Kopsch | ... | production secretary |
| Thomas Kropatschek | ... | film insurance agent: Canineberg & Schouten |
| Benjamin Lange | ... | set-runner |
| Tobias Lauterberg | ... | assistant accountant |
| Robin Maas | ... | set manager: second unit |
| Emma Mager | ... | completion bond: International Film Guarantors |
| Maxime Mardoukhaev | ... | historical and family advisor |
| Frank Mathwig | ... | unit medic: Medical Movie Service |
| Galina Meyer | ... | stand-in |
| Tony Moewes | ... | head of accounting: Egoli Tossell Film |
| Thomas Mohr | ... | film insurance agent: Canineberg & Schouten |
| Konstantin Ness | ... | train coordinator |
| Olga Ogurtsova | ... | representative: Konchalovsky Production Center |
| Natalie Pauls | ... | representative: lights/grip rental, Media City Atelier Gmbh |
| Gregor Pfüller | ... | technical support: Avid Rental, Halle, The Post Republic |
| Luke Randolph | ... | completion guarantor: for International Film Guarantors |
| Albert Rath | ... | representative: camera rental, Panther Gmbh |
| Jenny Rinn | ... | assistant accountant |
| Sybille Rohde | ... | production coordinator |
| Ina Rossow | ... | representative: Egoli Tossell Films, Leipzig |
| Karen Rudolph | ... | press agent: Boxfish Films |
| Simon Rühlemann | ... | set-runner |
| Philip Scaife | ... | technical support: Avid Rental, The Offline Editing Company, London (as Phil Scaife) |
| Ingo Schlösser | ... | train coordinator |
| Uli Schneider | ... | catering: Götterspeisen |
| Michael Schweuneke | ... | animals: Filmtierschule |
| Martin Sell | ... | unit medic: Medical Movie Service |
| Benjamin Siemens | ... | catering: Götterspeisen |
| Shellie Smith | ... | completion bond: International Film Guarantors |
| Gabriele Spilles | ... | catering: Götterspeisen |
| Evgeniy Stepanov | ... | representative: Konchalovsky Production Center (as Eugene Stepanov) |
| Nicola Stephenson | ... | public relations: Mission Media, UK |
| Thomas Strohbach | ... | representative: lights/grip rental, Media City Atelier Gmbh |
| Zara Swift | ... | unit publicist |
| Achim Thielmann | ... | banker: Commerzbank |
| Sofie Thörner | ... | accountant: Egoli Tossell Film |
| Vladimir Tolstoy | ... | made in collaboration with |
| Daphne Tsaliki | ... | assistant: Helen Mirren |
| Lisa Täter | ... | production intern: Egoli Tossell Film |
| Jürgen Vogel-Jahn | ... | representative: DREFA |
| Gregor Wille | ... | technical support: Avid Rental, Halle, The Post Republic |
| Hans-Georg Witthohn | ... | representative: MCA / representative: lights/grip rental, Media City Atelier Gmbh |
| Martina Wittkopf | ... | production secretary |
| Reinhard Zölle | ... | accountant |
| Gero Brugmann | ... | legal advisor: financing (uncredited) |
| Louise Thörner-Anderson | ... | accountant: Egoli Tossell Film (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Ami Armstrong | ... | special thanks (as Amy Armstrong) |
| Dieter Ulrich Aselmann | ... | special thanks (as Uli Aselmann) |
| Christophe Audeguis | ... | special thanks |
| Nadezhda Bekeneva | ... | special thanks |
| Christian Berg | ... | special thanks |
| Christine Berg | ... | special thanks |
| Boaty Boatwright | ... | special thanks |
| Rüdiger Braun | ... | special thanks |
| Aleksandr Buravskiy | ... | special thanks |
| Philippe Carcassonne | ... | special thanks |
| Stephen Dalziel | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Dinges | ... | special thanks |
| Mario Fischer | ... | special thanks |
| Willi Geike | ... | special thanks |
| Aleksandr Golutva | ... | special thanks (as Alexander Golutva) |
| Ira Gotovseva | ... | special thanks |
| Natalia Grigorova | ... | special thanks |
| Vladimir Gusev | ... | special thanks (as Vladimir A. Gusev) |
| Markus Görsch | ... | special thanks (as Dr. Markus Görsch) |
| Olivia Hetreed | ... | special thanks |
| Ian Hutchinson | ... | special thanks |
| Jaqueline Jagow | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Kaiser | ... | special thanks: Naturpark Dübener Heide |
| Jerry Kalajian | ... | special thanks |
| David P. Kelly | ... | special thanks |
| Lora Kennedy | ... | special thanks |
| Linda Lichter | ... | special thanks |
| Christoph Liedke | ... | special thanks |
| Tony Loeser | ... | special thanks |
| Marina Lyubimova | ... | special thanks |
| Maxime Mardoukhaev | ... | special thanks |
| Martin McCourt | ... | special thanks (as Martin Mccourt) |
| Oliver Meurer | ... | special thanks |
| David Milner | ... | special thanks |
| Audrey Mitroshin | ... | special thanks |
| Charles Moore | ... | special thanks |
| Laurence Mutkin | ... | special thanks |
| Kirsten Niehuus | ... | special thanks |
| Christoph Ott | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Paterson | ... | special thanks |
| Andreas Pense | ... | special thanks |
| Anthony Quinn | ... | in memory of: with gratitude |
| Katherine Quinn | ... | special thanks |
| David Quli | ... | special thanks |
| Udo Reiter | ... | special thanks |
| Vitalij Remizov | ... | special thanks |
| Valentin A. Rodionov | ... | special thanks |
| Manfred Schmidt | ... | special thanks |
| Guy Sheppard | ... | special thanks |
| Jeff Shumway | ... | special thanks |
| Jeff Springer | ... | special thanks |
| Alexander Thies | ... | special thanks |
| Vladimir Tolstoy | ... | special thanks |
| Valentina Ukhanova | ... | special thanks |
| Rupert Walters | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Egoli Tossell Pictures (presents)
- Zephyr Films (presents)
- Egoli Tossell Film Halle
- Production Center of Andrei Konchalovsky (in coproduction with)
- SamFilm Produktion (in coproduction with)
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Classics (2009) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2010) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Applause Entertainment (2010) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmopolis (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Nashe Kino (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2010) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Alambique Filmes (2010) (Portugal) (as Alambique Destilaria de Ideias Unipessoal)
- Audio Visual Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
- Becker Film Group (2009) (Australia)
- Calinos Films (2009) (Turkey)
- Condor (2012) (France) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2010) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2010) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- KinoVista (2010) (France)
- Métropole Films Distribution (2010) (Canada) (Québec)
- Production Center of Andrei Konchalovsky (2010) (Russia) (CIS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Argentina)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Brazil)
- Sony Pictures Television (2010) (United States) (tv)
- Television (2009) (Romania) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Pyrotechnik (special effects)
- RISE Visual Effects Studios
Other Companies
- ACE Producers (special thanks)
- Agentur Filmgesichter (extras casting)
- Air-Edel Associates (music production)
- Air-Edel Associates (music services)
- Anlagen- & Formstückbau Pretsch (special thanks)
- Barbara Rupilius & Family (special thanks)
- Bayerische HypoVereinsbank AG München (bank)
- BoxFish Films (press agency)
- Buff Connection (stunts)
- COPRA Dailies System (dailies services)
- Caninenberg & Schouten (film insurance agency)
- CinePostproduction (film lab)
- Commerzbank (bank)
- Company 'Royal' - St. Petersburg, Russia (special thanks: for providing the Yamaha C2 Grand Piano for the music recording)
- DREFA (co-financing)
- Delikatessen Requisiten Fundus (props)
- Deutsche Bahn (special thanks)
- Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn (special thanks)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (funding)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (supported by)
- Filmtierschule Michael Schweuneke (animals)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Forstamt Stadtroda (special thanks)
- Götterspeisen Filmcatering (catering)
- International Film Guarantors (completion bond)
- Kodak GmbH (film stock)
- Kodak (logo: motion picture film)
- Lyps Inc. (voice casting)
- MMZ Halle (mixed at)
- Mecon Media Concept (accounts extras)
- Media City Atelier (lights/grip rental)
- Medical Movie Service (unit medics)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (supported by)
- Metrix Halle (foley recording)
- Metrix Halle (music mixed at)
- Michael Schmetz Mediaconsult (financial consultant)
- Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (supported by)
- Mission Media (public relations: UK)
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (supported by)
- Moscow State Tretyakov Gallery (provided by: portraits, photographs and Russian icons)
- Naturpark Dübener Heide (special thanks)
- Otkrytaya Kinostudiya "Lendok" (music recorded at)
- Panther (camera rental)
- Presence Studio (adr recording: Connecticut)
- Reisebüro Reuter (travel agent)
- Rgm Gebäudemenagement (special thanks)
- Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive at Krasnogarsk (RGAKFD) (archive footage provided by)
- Sound One (adr recording: New York)
- Stefan Reiß Filmproduktion GmbH (avid rental: Berlin)
- Technicolor (release printing)
- The Estate of Tolstoy, Yasnaya Polyana (made in collaboration with)
- The Hermitage Bridge Studio (recording: arranged in St. Petersburg by)
- The Hermitage Music Academy Orchestra (music performed by)
- The Hermitage Music Academy (recording: arranged in St. Petersburg by)
- The National Library of Russia - St. Petersburg (provided by: portraits, photographs and Russian icons)
- The Offline Editing Company (II) (avid rental: London)
- The Post Republic (avid rental: Halle)
- The Post Republic (post-production services)
- The State L.N. Tolstoy Museum - Moscow (provided by: portraits, photographs and Russian icons)
- The State Russian Museum - St. Petersburg (provided by: portraits, photographs and Russian icons)
- The Tolstoy Estate, Yasnaya Polyana (provided by: portraits, photographs and Russian icons)
- Theaterkunst (costume rental)
- Theaterkunst (costume)
- Translux (unit trailers)
- Tröber Casting (casting: Germany)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (adr recording: London)
Storyline
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The Countess Sofya Andreevna Tolstoy (Dame Helen Mirren), wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer), uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people. Written by IMDb Editors |
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| Taglines | Intoxicating. Infuriating. Impossible. Love. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR13,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Germany | EUR217,381, 31 Jan 2010 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Marks the first joint venture of real-life spouses James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff on a feature film. While still married they would appear together in several episodes of Shameless (2004) and after divorcing they would both have their voices in the animated series Watership Down (2018) and appear in His Dark Materials (2019). See more » |
| Goofs | Early in the film one of the characters refers to "flashbulbs," when there was no such thing in 1910 and in fact later in the film photographers are shown using trays of flash powder. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Lovely Bones/A Single Man/The Princess and the Frog/Broken Embraces/The Last Station (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Un bel dì vedremo See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Anthony Quinn is thanked in the end credits. Quinn was the first to purchase rights to Jay Parini novel. See more » |
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Leo Tolstoy:
"Your youth and your desire for happiness reminds me cruelly of my age and the impossibility of happiness for me." When I was courting Sofya, she was so young and pure, it seemed impossible that I'd ever have her. I didn't want to tell her how I felt and I wanted to tell her nothing else. So I wrote down a string of letters and asked her if she could decipher them. She looked completely confused, thinking it was a game or... I gave her one clue. The firs two Y's, I said, stand for "your youth" and then the most miraculous thing happened. She simply spoke the phrase, my phrase as if she had read my mind. In that moment, we both knew we would always be together. For those first years, we were incredibly happy, terrifyingly happy. See more » |