The Turkish Gambit

Name: The Turkish Gambit
Director: Dzhanik Fayziev
Released: 2005
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Egor Beroev, Olga Krasko, Marat Basharov, Vladimir Ilin, Dmitriy Pevtsov

2005 · 130 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 4,939 VOTES · DIR. Dzhanik Fayziev

Overview

The film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris Akunin. The film takes place in 1877 during the Russian-Turkish war. Erast Fandorin has just escaped from Turkish prison and is trying to get on the Russian side as soon as possible to give important information about the upcoming attack of the enemy. On his way he meets Varvara Suvorova, a young lady who is going to see her fiancée - a soldier of the Russian army. Erast also knows that there is a spy somewhere in the Russian army, everyone is under suspicion.

Dialogue Timeline — 683 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:21 - Run! - Leave it, Listvitsky, you'll just make things worse...

00:08:16 It's no less than 160 km from Vidin to Pleven...

00:14:08 Look at me, when a lady is talking to you!!!

00:19:18 - General, there are ladies in presence... - Where?

00:22:28 Officer on duty! Bring the prisoner in.

00:25:47 - There's Pleven... Everything is silent and calm...

00:29:59 - It wasn't me who rescued you. The Cossacks did... - Your Excellency, please...

00:34:34 Here. Volunteer Luntz.

00:38:07 - Yablokov... - Did you take it directly to the telegraph station? Did you go elsewhere?

00:42:39 - Can we count on them? - All are experienced warriors.

00:47:19 - We'll catch Anwar and Petya will be released... - Could you give more... details?

00:52:01 You know, I always get itchy before a fight.

00:57:40 - Turks? - Not yet.

01:02:22 - Varenka! Varya! - Have you been released?

01:06:28 - Brothers, we rely on you!..

01:10:46 has searched Lukan's tent. Alarming our Romanian allies. But getting results.

01:14:49 With the man I choose. If I stay alive - no further challenges.

01:21:55 - Victory!

01:26:36 - Like this? - The flask? Yes?

01:33:41 - Be c-c-careful! - You too.

01:41:08 Gentlemen! Attention!..

01:45:18 - Really? So who is Anwar? - There he is!

01:49:36 Too bad I didn't kill you before... In that cave...

01:56:26 - Yes, yes, I remember... What's going on? - It's too quiet.

Cast & Characters

Egor Beroev Erast Petrovich Fandorin Olga Krasko Varvara Suvorova Marat Basharov Gridnev Vladimir Ilin Gen. Mizinov Dmitriy Pevtsov Zurov Viktor Verzhbitskiy Lukan Aleksandr Baluev Gen. Sobolev Aleksei Guskov Kazanzaki Gosha Kutsenko Ismail-Bei Andrey Krasko Non-comissionned Officer

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed683

Dialogue density5.3 lines / min

First line00:03:21

Final line01:56:26

Production Record

DirectorDzhanik Fayziev

LanguageRussian

Budget$4,000,000

Revenue$18,520,000

IMDb votes4,939