An Essay on Victory Day

An Essay on Victory Day

114 mins | Jan. 21, 1999

On the eve of the Victory Day celebrations, three old wartime friends reunite in Moscow. But they don’t get a chance to sit and recall their long-forgotten exploits. Chairman of the Veterans Foundation Kilovatov (O. Yefremov) is accused of dealings with the criminal world and put behind the bars. Former dissident Morgulis (V. Tikhonov), now residing abroad, and participant of protest rallies Dyakov (M. Ulyanov) organize the release of their friend from prison. Confronted with the cruelty of their enemies who masterminded the arrest of their wartime buddy, our heroes involve mafia and security service in the release operation, and then decide to hijack a plane.

An Essay on Victory Day

114 mins | Jan. 21, 1999

An Essay on Victory Day
On the eve of the Victory Day celebrations, three old wartime friends reunite in Moscow. But they don’t get a chance to sit and recall their long-forgotten exploits. Chairman of the Veterans Foundation Kilovatov (O. Yefremov) is accused of dealings with the criminal world and put behind the bars. Former dissident Morgulis (V. Tikhonov), now residing abroad, and participant of protest rallies Dyakov (M. Ulyanov) organize the release of their friend from prison. Confronted with the cruelty of their enemies who masterminded the arrest of their wartime buddy, our heroes involve mafia and security service in the release operation, and then decide to hijack a plane.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Gorky Film Studios
Original title Сочинение ко дню победы
Directors Sergey Ursulyak
Writers Gennadiy Ostrovskiy, Alexey Zernov

Cast

Oleg Efremov

as Dmitry Kilovatov

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

as Lev Morgulis

Mikhail Ulyanov

as Ivan Dyakov

Zinaida Sharko

as Ninka

Vladimir Kashpur

as Stepanyuk

Vladimir Mashkov

as Sasha

Sergei Makovetsky

as Chichevikin

Vladimir Ilin

as Zvyagin

Vladimir Menshov

as General

Lika Nifontova

as Sonya

Sergey Nikonenko

as Alyosha

Gennadiy Nazarov

as Niktin

Igor Zolotovitsky

as Psychiatrist

Valentin Kozachkov

as as Valentin Kozachkov

Sergey Batalov

as Police Officer