“Torture, trial, prison are the darkest pages in the life of a great scientist.”
In the fall of 1938, the NKVD arrested Sergei Korolyov. Under torture, the investigators are trying to extract from him a confession of anti-Soviet activities, each time citing incriminating facts from the biography of the young scientist. Plunging into Korolev's memories, the viewer sees what an extraordinary and enthusiastic person he was, how much creative energy and vitality Sergei Pavlovich gave to the development of world cosmonautics.
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Sergei Astakhov
Сергей Королёв
Known for
Beyond the Edge
Natalya Fateyeva
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Gentlemen of Fortune
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Viktoriya Tolstoganova
Known for
Three Seconds
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Sergei Yursky
Known for
The Golden Calf
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Aleksandr Goloborodko
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The Last Relic
Shore of his life
Roman Indyk
Known for
The Coach
Denis Yakovlev
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GDR
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Sergei Larin
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Hipsters
Nevesta Lyuboy Tsenoy
Aleksandr Bobrovskiy
Also in
Don't Wake a Sleeping Dog
Следственный комитет
Ilya Obolonkov
Also in
Crybaby
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Roman Madyanov
Known for
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Valentin Golubenko
Known for
Hard to Be a God
Yuriy Kara Director · Yuriy Rayskiy Cinematographer Konstantin Zagorsky Production designer
Budget $6M · First release October 29, 2007 · Produced in Russia
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$6,000,000
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Russia
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Original title
Королёв
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 29, 2007
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No release date listed for United States.
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