The Inner Circle
Brief Synopsis
The story of Josef Stalin's inner circle, focusing on his personal projectionist, a relatively uneducated man put in an influential position, and his slow realization of Stalin's evil.
Cast & Crew
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Andrei Konchalovsky
Director
Irina Kuptchenko
Viktor Balabanov
Aleksandr Garin
Antonina Anokhina
Michail Kononov
Film Details
Also Known As
Cercle des Intimes, Le, Il Proiezionista, Inner Circle, Inre kretsen, Le Cercle des Intimes, Proiezionista, círculo del poder, El
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
SONY PICTURES RELEASING/SONY PICTURES RELEASING INTERNATIONAL
Location
Moscow, Soviet Union
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 14m
Synopsis
The story of Josef Stalin's inner circle, focusing on his personal projectionist, a relatively uneducated man put in an influential position, and his slow realization of Stalin's evil.
Cast
Irina Kuptchenko
Viktor Balabanov
Aleksandr Garin
Antonina Anokhina
Michail Kononov
Vsevolod Larionov
Victor Tardian
Vladimir Steklov
Aleksandr Feiklistov
Aleksandr Sirin
Marla Baranova
Aleksandr Pashutin
Oleg Tabakov
Feodor Chaliapin
Lolita Davidovich
Liubov Matiushina
Vira Ekroimova
Maria Vinogradova
Elena Borzunova
Alexander Filippenko
Vladimir Khulishov
Ivan Teplov
Sergei Arzibashev
Ivanova Petrova
Bob Hoskins
Aleksandr Lipkov
Viktor Uralsky
Ilja Chanbudanov
Evdokija Germanova
Bess Meyer
Irina Lazareva
Alexandre Zbruev
Tom Hulce
Valentin Cherviakov
Crew
Julie Adams
Dialogue Coach
Renato Agostini
Special Effects Supervisor
David Anderson
Dubbing Mixer
Stephanie Anderson
Story By
Naida Arbuzova-iacoviello
Production Assistant
Edward Artemiev
Music
Karen Bagdasaryain
Production Assistant
Laura Balbi
Associate Producer
Roberto Biagioni
Assistant Producer
Ekaterina Bogachiova
Wardrobe Assistant
Danilo Bollettini
Special Effects
Claudio Bonivento
Producer
Alfredo Bramucci
Gaffer
Geoff R. Brown
Assistant Sound Editor
Martin Bruce-clayton
Production Manager
Perry Bullington
Casting
Olivier Burgaud
Boom Operator
Sheila Chandler
Post-Production Accountant
Juri Cherniayev
Other
Aldo Chessari
Video
Mark Christopher
Music
Giannetto De Rossi
Makeup Artist
Cristina Derossi
Makeup Assistant
Mirella Sforza Derossi
Hair
Benito Desalve
Assistant Producer
Lucia Dicesare
Assistant
Stefan Djeleneo
Assistant Director
Konstantin Dobavkin
Other
Grigory Dorofeev
Researcher
Elena Dorofeeva
Assistant Director
Alexei Dorozhkin
Other
Richard Dunford
Dialogue Editor
Louis Elman
Adr
Paul Elman
Assistant Editor
Martin Evans
Foley Editor
Carla Ferroni
Other
Richard Fettes
Assistant Sound Editor
Sergey Firstov
Production Assistant
Nelli Fomina
Costume Designer
Marina Fotieva
Assistant Director
Ezio Frigerio
Production Designer
Antonio Gabrielli
Production Manager
Maria Rosaria Galante
Assistant Costume Designer
Anna Maria Galvinelli
Production Coordinator
Sergey Gessler
Production Assistant
Gianni Giovagnoni
Art Director
Alberto Grassi
Generator Operator
Oleg Grinchishin
Grip
Ennio Guarnieri
Director Of Photography
Ennio Guarnieri
Dp/Cinematographer
Jill Gurr
Script Supervisor
Evgeny Guslinsky
Camera Operator
Zena Hambly
Assistant
Michael Hart
Adr Editor
Nick Hartley
Music
Bob Hathaway
Music Editor
John Hayward
Dubbing Mixer
Roy Helmrich
Assistant Editor
Derek J Holding
Dialogue Editor
Matt Howe
Music
Andrei Ignatov
Grip
Oleg Ikhlov
Assistant Camera Operator
Pietro Innocenti
Production Associate
Kevin Jacobs
Music
Eddy Joseph
Sound Editor
Lubov Kabanova
Unit Manager Assistant
Denis Kladienko
Assistant Art Director
Felix Kleiman
Assistant Director
Nina Kolodkina
Makeup Artist
Andrei Konchalovsky
Screenplay
Carlo Labella
Color
Gaetano Larocca
Assistant Producer
Jean-claude Laureux
Sound Mixer
Nicolas Lemessurier
Dubbing Mixer
Christopher Lloyd
Editor
Tatiana Lomovzeva
Makeup Assistant
Robert Macdonald
Casting
Oleg Mamatov
Other
Aldo Marchiori
Camera Operator
Irina Martynova
Assistant
Giulia Maura
Post-Production Coordinator
Leonid Melamud
Production Assistant
Igor Meronkov
Assistant Art Director
Aleksandr Mikotin
Gaffer
Vladimir Murzin
Art Director
Aleksandr Myagkov
Assistant Director
Vecheslav Novikov
Gaffer
Victor Nunes
Assistant Sound Editor
Tamara Odintsova
Assistant Director
Juri Oreshkin
Other
Alan J Paley
Adr Editor
Anna Pesaresi
Production Accountant
Valentina Pimankina
Hair
Pavel Pliurhin
Production Assistant
Francesco Quattrone
Gaffer
Henry Richardson
Editor
Olga Rumyantseva
Production Assistant
Mark Sale
Assistant Editor
Michael Saxton
Post-Production Supervisor
Valery Sobiraisky
Grip
Stefano Spadoni
Location Manager
Natasha Srahovo
Assistant Editor
Brigitte Taillandier
Boom Operator
Giacomo Tomaselli
Key Grip
Sergio Tomaselli
Other
Sergio Tomaselli
Grip
Gianfranco Torinti
Assistant Camera Operator
Lucio Trentini
Production Supervisor
Anatoli Usov
Screenplay
Pietro Valsecchi
Producer
Eric Veisberg
Production Manager
Elena Veliaminova
Wardrobe Assistant
Vladimir Vinogradov
Music
Tatiana Voronova
Assistant Director
Ray Williams
Music Supervisor
Viktor Yakushev
Gaffer
Tamara Zueva
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Cercle des Intimes, Le, Il Proiezionista, Inner Circle, Inre kretsen, Le Cercle des Intimes, Proiezionista, círculo del poder, El
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Romance
Release Date
1991
Distribution Company
SONY PICTURES RELEASING/SONY PICTURES RELEASING INTERNATIONAL
Location
Moscow, Soviet Union
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 14m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Expanded Release in United States January 17, 1992
Released in United States February 1992
Released in United States on Video July 15, 1992
Released in United States Winter December 25, 1991
Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 13-24, 1992.
Began shooting August 20, 1990.
For the first time in motion picture history, scenes were filmed inside the Kremlin, the KGB headquarters and the Soviet Red Army's war college.
Expanded Release in United States January 17, 1992
Released in United States February 1992 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 13-24, 1992.)
Released in United States on Video July 15, 1992
Released in United States Winter December 25, 1991
