| The Pokrovsky Gate | |
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 Back cover of Russian-language DVD | |
| Directed by | Mikhail Kozakov |
| Written by | Leonid Zorin |
| Starring | Oleg Menshikov Inna Ulyanova Anatoly Ravikovich Leonid Bronevoy Viktor Bortsov |
| Cinematography | Nikolay Nemolyayev |
| Edited by | Irma Tsekavaya |
| Music by | Georgy Garanian Bulat Okudzhava |
| Distributed by | Mosfilm |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Pokrovsky Gate (Russian: Покровские ворота, romanized: Pokrovskiye Vorota) is a 1982 Soviet musical comedy-drama film produced for television by Mosfilm. It was directed by Mikhail Kozakov and stars Oleg Menshikov, Leonid Bronevoy, and Inna Ulyanova. The screenplay is based on a 1974 stage play by Leonid Zorin.
Featured in the film are three songs written and performed by renowned "bard" Bulat Okudzhava: "Chasovye Lyubvi" ("Sentries of Love"), "Zhivopistsy" ("Painters"), and "Pesenka ob Arbate" ("Ditty about Arbat").[1]
The title refers to a square on Moscow's Boulevard Ring near which the film's main characters reside.[2]
- ^ http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/1670793/ (in Russian)
- ^ See Moscow Boulevard Ring: the Prechistensky Gate for a historical perspective. An illustration of the historical Pokrovsky Gates in old Moscow can be seen here: [1]