Movie·1996·1h 39m
Prisoner of the Mountains
An extraordinary story of hope, courage and humanity.
Country
Russia
Language
Russian
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The Story
Original title: Кавказский пленник
Two Russian soldiers, one battle-seasoned and the other barely into his boots and uniform, are taken prisoner by an anxious Islamic father from a remote village hoping to trade them for his captured son.
Written By
Arif Aliev, Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Producer
Carolyn Cavallero, Eduard Krapivsky
Cinematography
Pavel Lebeshev
Music
Leonid Desyatnikov
Editor
Olga Grinshpun
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
65 votes
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// cast
Cast
Oleg Menshikov
Sacha Kostylin
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Ivan (Vanya) Zhilin
Jemal Sikharulidze
Abdul-Murat
Susanna Mekhraliyeva
Dina
Aleksandr Bureyev
Hasan
Valentina Fedotova
Zhilin's Mother
Aleksei Zharkov
Maslov, the Russian Commander
Pavel Lebeshev
Valery Kostrin
// crew
Crew
Leo Tolstoy
Story
Carolyn Cavallero
Producer
Eduard Krapivsky
Producer
Sergei Bodrov
Writer, Director
Boris Giller
Writer, Producer
Arif Aliev
Writer
Olga Grinshpun
Editor
Vera Kruglova
Editor
Pavel Lebeshev
Director of Photography
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Writer
Leonid Desyatnikov
Original Music Composer
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