My Best Friend, General Vasili, the Son of Joseph Stalin (Russian: Мой лучший друг генерал Василий, сын Иосифа, romanized: Moy luchshiy drug, general Vasiliy, syn Iosifa) is a 1991 sports comedy-drama film, directed by Viktor Sadovsky and starring Boris Schcherbakov and Vladimir Steklov.
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Russian | Moy luchshiy drug, general Vasiliy, syn Iosifa |
Directed by | Viktor Sadovsky |
Written by | Valentin Yezhov |
Starring | Boris Shcherbakov Vladimir Steklov Andrei Boltnev Irina Malysheva Andrei Tolubeyev Petr Shelokhonov Igor Gorbachyov Georgi Shtil |
Cinematography | Vadim Grammatikov |
Edited by | G. Baranova |
Music by | Vladlen Chistyakov |
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Distributed by | Lenfilm (Soviet Union) Leninterfilm / Kraun |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Countries | Soviet Union Belgium |
Languages | English Russian |
Biopic film set in the 1950s Soviet Union, based on a true story of friendship between Vasili Stalin, the son of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and the famous Soviet sports star Vsevolod Bobrov.
Vasili Stalin was Lieut. General of the Red Army in charge of the Army and Airforce sports teams. He befriended the talented athlete Bagrov (Bobrov) and made him a sports star in the Soviet Union. After each game played by his "toy-star" Bobrov, General Vasili Stalin would throw massive and wild drinking parties, with women dancing on their dining table among bottles of vodka. But after the death of his father, general Vasili Stalin was arrested by the new Soviet leadership, and was charged with "anti-Soviet" conspiracy, because of his opinions expressed in conversations with foreign diplomats.
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