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Prison Break

1978 · 93 min

A sober, earnest Soviet-era historical drama that builds quiet tension around a daring political prison escape.

Overview: A historical and revolutionary film based on N. Virta's story "Escape" about the events of the preparatory period for the Second Congress of the RSDLP (1902), the escape from the Lukyanovo prison in Kiev of ten political prisoners — Bauman, Litvinov, Basovsky, Sapezhko and others.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: freedom
politics
survival
loyalty
rebellion
Places: prison
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: history, adventure
Directed by: Radomir Vasilevsky
Written by: Rudolf Otkolenko, Nikolai Virta
Starring: Aleksandr Abdulov, Nikolay Eryomenko, Valery Shushkevich, Pavel Remezov, Yuri Rodionov, Vitaliy Doroshenko, Georgiy Drozd, Andrey Gradov
Music: Ilya Katayev
Cinematography: Yury Klimenko
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian

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