An Essay on Victory Day

Movie

Drama

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.

Date: 01/21/1999

Rating: 5.0

Cast: Oleg Efremov, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Mikhail Ulyanov, Zinaida Sharko, Vladimir Kashpur, Vladimir Mashkov, Sergei Makovetsky, Vladimir Ilin, Vladimir Menshov, Lika Nifontova, Sergey Nikonenko, Aleksandr Sirin, Gennadiy Nazarov, Sergei Stepanchenko, Anatoliy Solovyov, Igor Zolotovitsky, Valentin Kozachkov, Sergey Batalov, Roman Madyanov, Olga Sidorova, Lyubov Sokolova, Zoya Vasilkova, Sergey Dorogov, Aleksandr Korzhenkov, Oleg Kassin, Igor Yurash, Mark Geykhman, Fyodor Dobronravov, Aleksandr Zhurman, Maksim Vitorgan, Zhan Daniel, Vladimir Episkoposyan, Konstantin Lavronenko, Daniil Netrebin, Pavel Vinnik, Zoya Tolbuzina, Elena Anisimova, Elena Doronina, Vladimir Bolshov, Vadim Zakharchenko, Lyubov Rudneva, Nikolai Merzlikin, Nikolay Pogodin, Klavdiya Kozlyonkova, Olga Koposova

Oleg Efremov