Movie·2026·2h 16m
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.
Country
France
Language
English
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The Story
Original title: Le Mage du Kremlin
In the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever.
Written By
Emmanuel Carrère
Producer
Olivier Delbosc, Thomas Pierce
Cinematography
Yorick Le Saux
Editor
Marion Monnier
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Paul Dano
Vadim Baranov
Jude Law
Vladimir Putin
Alicia Vikander
Ksenia
Tom Sturridge
Dmitri Sidorov
Will Keen
Boris Berezovsky
Jeffrey Wright
Rowland
Andrei Zayats
Igor Sechine
Kaspars Kambala
Alexander Zaldostanov
Andris Keišs
Yevgeny Prigozhin
George Sogis
Boris Yeltsin
Magne-Håvard Brekke
Eduard Limonov
Emmanuel Carrère
Edouard Vercambre
Elisa Lasowski
Marylène
Marija Linarte
Anastasia Chekova
Dmitry Krupnikov
Baranov's Father
Dmitry Turchaninov
Garry Kasparov
Ints Indriksons
Badri
Egons Dombrovskis
St. Petersburg Friend
// crew
Crew
Olivier Assayas
Director, Writer
Emmanuel Carrère
Writer
Olivier Delbosc
Producer
Thomas Pierce
Executive Producer
Scott Weber
Executive Producer
Yorick Le Saux
Director of Photography
Alexandra Abrams
Executive Producer
Lee Broda
Executive Producer
Robert K. MacLean
Executive Producer
Stuart Manashil
Executive Producer
Michael Paletta
Executive Producer
Jeff Rice
Executive Producer
Marion Monnier
Editor
Sidonie Dumas
Producer
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