Summary
Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate of psychosis and mutual distrust among the population, but in reality, both revolutionaries and repressors are being manipulated by a diabolical individual.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 61
Letterboxd · 588 ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 56 min
A typical length for dramas, +7 min on the typical 109
typical 109116Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 7 countries
Released
1988
February 24, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryThrillerLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 26 more34 people
- Jerzy RadziwiłowiczShatov
- Omar SharifStepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky
- Bernard BlierGovernor
- Lambert WilsonNikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin
- Isabelle HuppertMaria Shatov
- Bożena DykielVirginska
- Jutta LampeMaria Lebjadkin
- Philippine Leroy-BeaulieuLisa
Jean-Philippe ÉcoffeyPeter Verchovenskij
Laurent MaletKirillov- PCPhilippe ChambonChigalev
Jean-Quentin ChâtelainVirguinski
Rémi MartinErkel- SSSerge SpiraFedka
Wladimir YordanoffLebjadkin
Zbigniew ZamachowskiLiamchine
Piotr MachalicaMaurice
Bogusz BilewskiPolice Chief
Stanisław GórkaActivist
Ryszard JabłońskiWorker
Józef KalitaWorker
Eugeniusz KamińskiWorker- JKJerzy KlesykSeminarist
Jarosław KopaczewskiWorker
Directing · 1
- Andrzej Wajda Director, Screenplay
Writing · 4
- Agnieszka Holland Screenplay
- Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay
- Edward Żebrowski Screenplay
- Fyodor Dostoevsky Novel
Production · 1
- Margaret Ménégoz Producer
Camera · 1
- Witold Adamek Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Halina Prugar-Ketling Editor
Sound · 1
- Zygmunt Konieczny Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Allan Starski Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Jolanta Jackowska Costume Design
- Krystyna Zachwatowicz Costume Design
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