Directed by Dmitry Barschevsky Written by Natalya Violina Cinematography Krasimir Kostov Running time 19h 4m | Produced by Anton Barschevsky First episode date 11 October 2004 Music director Alexander Zhurbin | |
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Starring Yuri SolominInna ChurikovaAlexander Baluev Similar Pushkin: Poslednyaya duel, Chinese Tea‑Set, Azazel, Vivat - gardemariny!, Granitsa Tayozhnyy roman | ||
Moscow Saga (Russian: Московская сага) was a cinematic novel, loosely based on the eponymous trilogy Vasily Aksyonov. The shooting took place in the winter and spring of 2004, the premiere took place from 11 October to 12 November 2004 on Channel One Russia.
Plot
The movie shows the fate of a family medicine professor Boris Nikitich Gradov since the mid-1920s to mid-1950s against the background of the new history of the Soviet state.
Boris Nikitich Gradov - Professor of Medicine, one of the outstanding Soviet surgeons, representative of the dynasty of Russian doctors. The sons and daughter of the surgeon did not continue the family tradition by choosing other professions. The eldest son became a military Nikita, Kirill - theoretician of Marxism, daughter Nina - writer.