Cast & Crew

Directed by

Régis Wargnier

Writing Credits

Rustam Ibragimbekov
(as Roustam Ibraguimbekov) and
Sergei Bodrov
(as Sergey Bodrov) and
Louis Gardel
Régis Wargnier

Cast

Oleg Menshikov
Aleksei Golovin
Sandrine Bonnaire
Marie, his wife
Catherine Deneuve
Gabrielle Develay
Sergey Bodrov
Sasha Vasilyev
Ruben Tapiero
Seryozha, age 7
Erwan Baynaud
Seryozha, age 14
Grigori Manoukov
Pirogov
Tatyana Dogileva
Olga
Bogdan Stupka
Colonel Boyko
Meglena Karalambova
Nina Fyodorovna
Atanass Atanassov
Viktor
Tania Massalitinova
Anastasia Aleksandrovna
Valentin Ganev
Volodya Petrov
Nikolai Binev
Sergei Kozlov
René Féret
Ambassadeur de France
Daniel Martin
Turkish Captain
Hubert Saint-Macary
Embassy Advisor
Jauris Casanova
Fabiani
Joël Chapron
Theatre Interpreter
François Caron
Policier surveillance, Paris
Marie Verdi
Habilleuse
Ivan Savov
Moyta Petrov
Aleksandr Stolyarchuk
Cadet Petrov
Tanya Lyutskanova
Femme de l'invalide
Yuriy Yakovlev
Vieil Homme Kommonalka
Malin Krastev
L'ivrogne
Ivan Petrov
L'invalide
Stefan Mladenov
Enfant appartement
Yevgeniya Angelova
Enfant appartement
Mak Marinov
Enfant appartement
Viara Tabakova
Epouse de l'ivrogne
Dimitar Nikolov
Chauffeur camion
Aleksey Vertinskiy
Policier 1 Arrestation
Pyotr Panchuk
Père Gueorgui
Kalin Yavorov
Léonid Kozlov
Mikhail Ganev
Dimitri
Banko Bankov
Inspecteur Interrogatoire
Robin Cofaliev
Officier 1 débarcadère
Plamen Manassiev
Officier 2 débarcadère
Maxim Genchev
Maire de Kiev
Krassimir Rankov
Androv
Emil Markov
Caucasien
Niolina Beletskaya
Irina
Igor Karalenko
Acrobate en retard
Oleg Lissigor
Anatoly
Tamara Aleksandrova
Femme sélectionneur
Iordan Gospodinov
Chauffeur Taxi Sofia
Valentin Tanev
Policier contrôle Bulgare
Aleksandr Stoyanov
Policier KGB
Tsvetana Mircheva
Ouvrière inhalations
Emil Markov
the Caucasian

Produced by

Mate Cantero
associate producer: Mate Productions
Evgeniy Gindilis
executive producer: NTV Profit - Moscow (as Evgueni Guindilis)
Kiril Kirilov
associate producer: Gala Films Ltd.
Stephan Kyrilov
executive producer: Gala Films Ltd
Yves Marmion
delegate producer
Alexander Rodnyansky
executive producer: Studio 1+1 (as Alexandre Rodniansky)
Patrick Sandrin
executive producer: Sofilm
Stéphane Sorlat
associate producer: Mate Productions
Igor Tolstunov
associate producer: NTV Profit, Moscow (as Igor Tolstounov)
Galina Toneva
associate producer: Gala Films Ltd.

Music by

Patrick Doyle

Cinematography by

Laurent Dailland

Editing by

Hervé Schneid

Casting By

Nathanièle Esther
(as Nathanielle Esther Benchimoun)
Alexander Kossev
(as Alexandre Kossev)
Zina Mamontova
(as Zinaida Mamontova)
Gérard Moulévrier

Production Design by

Aleksey Levchenko
(as Alexeï Levtchenko)
Vladimir Svetozarov

Art Direction by

Vitali Kholovtchouk
Vladimir Svetozarov

Set Decoration by

Rossitsa Bakeva
Svetlana Filakhtova
Garabed Garabedian
Yvetta Kotcheva
Mikhail Levchenko
(as Mikhail Levtchenko)
Jean-Philippe Reverdot
Tzvetana Yankova

Costume Design by

Pierre-Yves Gayraud

Makeup Department

Pascal Ferrero
hair stylist
Patrick Girault
hair stylist
Ivanka Gorchinina
makeup artist
Violeta Lazarova
makeup artist (as Violetta Lazarova)
Jocelyne Lemery
makeup artist
Mina Matsumura
makeup artist
Agathe Moro
hair stylist
Atanaska Popova
makeup artist
Marie-France Taulere
makeup artist
Leftera Todorova
makeup artist

Production Management

Andreï Belous
production manager
Gérard Crosnier
production manager
Annie Dautane
production supervisor: Medialab
François Pulliat
unit manager
Erwan Riou
assistant production manager
Stéphane Weibel
assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Victor Bojinov
assistant director
Delphine Bonnemason
assistant director
Christophe Cheysson
assistant director
Alexia Hébert de Beauvoir
assistant director
Vladimir Kapitonenko
assistant director
Alexis Loukakis
assistant director
Vera Zubtsova
assistant director (as Vera Zoubtsova)

Art Department

Andreï Berezine
property master
Bruno de Dieuleveult
storyboard artist
Emil Golaroy
property master
Christo Petrov
property master
Anna Prisitch
property master
Guy Vanderplaetsen
property master
Sergei Yegorov
property master (as Serguei Egorov)

Sound Department

Olivier Burgaud
sound
Marilena Cavola
sound editor
Dominique Dalmasso
sound mixer / sound
Gérard Hardy
sound
François Lepeuple
foley artist
Jacques Lévy
post-synchronization
Laurent Lévy
foley artist
Jean-Charles Martel
sound mixer
Françoise Maulny
post-synchronization (as Françoise Maulny-Lévy)
Francis Perreard
sound stereo consultant: Dolby (as Francis Perrard)
Hervé Roux
sound consultant: DTS
Guillaume Sciama
sound
Isabelle Tat
post-synchronization
Alexandre Widmer
assistant sound editor / dialogue editor
Nick Wollage
sound mixer (as Nick Woolage) / sound recording engineer (as Nick Woolage)

Special Effects by

Eve Ramboz
special effects

Visual Effects by

Daniel Marchetti
opticals (as Marchetti)
François Dumoulin
digital compositor (uncredited)
Bruno Maillard
digital artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Olivier Banon
assistant camera
Olivier Bouyssou
grip
Touffik Chih
grip
Todor Chtoukov
electrician
Gil Fontbonne
grip
Etienne George
still photographer
Penko Ivanov
grip
Stanislas Kaminsky
grip
Valery Korensky
electrician
Gueorguy Kotov
electrician
Borislav Krastanov
electrician
Océane Lavergne
assistant camera
Tchavdar Minev
grip
Pascal Morisset
underwater camera operator
Olivier Neveu
electrician
Dimitar Nikolov
grip
Pascal Pajaud
electrician
Sergei Panteleyev
assistant camera (as Sergeï Panteleiev)
Christophe Paturange
assistant camera
Jérôme Peyrebrune
assistant camera (as Pascal-Jérôme Peyrebrune)
Valentin Popov
electrician
Catherine Pujol
assistant camera
Philippe Reinaudo
camera supervisor: Mediabab
Michel Revest
underwater camera operator
Roland Savoye
underwater camera operator
Plamen Soklev
electrician
Plamen Vassiliev
electrician
Aleksandr Zlatev
assistant camera (as Alexandre Zlatev)
Yuriy Fuks
flight head tech (uncredited)

Casting Department

Alexander Kossev
casting: Bulgaria

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Pierre Bechir
costumer
Astrid Danielsson
costumer
Chantal Glasman
costumer
Anna Katchouleva
costumer
Doriana Kebedzhieva
costumer (as Doriana Voutchkova)
Irina Kotcheva
costumer
Svetlana Poberezhnaya
costumer (as Svetlana Poberejnaia)
Boryana Semerdjieva
costumer (as Boriana Semerdjieva)
Khadija Zeggaï
costumer
Anna Gelinova
additional wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Eric Dardill
assistant editor
Olivier Fontenay
color timer
Liza Ignazi
assistant editor
Isabelle Julien
color timer
Isabelle Proust
assistant editor

Music Department

Vasiliy Agapkin
composer: song "Proshchanie slavyanki"
Lawrence Ashmore
orchestrator
Emanuel Ax
musician: piano
Anatoliy Novikov
composer: song "Smuglyanka" (as Anatoly Novikov)
Roy Prendergast
music editor
Maggie Rodford
music producer
James Shearman
conductor
Yakov Shvedov
composer: song "Smuglyanka"
Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy
composer: songs "V tumane skrylas milaya Odessa" and "Solovyi"
Aleksandr Vertinskiy
composer: song "V stepi moldavanskoy"
James Shearman
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Isabelle Delage
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Vitalik Belous
production assistant
Sandra Bensadón
press attache
Anna Brioukhanova
production assistant
Marie-France Calif
production secretary
Fabien Capdeville
production assistant
Bernard Caroff
groupman
Joël Chapron
production advisor
Buryan Chompolov
production assistant (as Bourian Tchompolov)
Philippe de Jesus
caterer
Jean-Christophe Fey
caterer
Gonzague Isle de Beauchaine
production assistant
Denis Khaliapine
production assistant
Larisa Khalyapina
production assistant
Vitali Kholovtchouk
artistic director: dance ensemble
Ivan Kirilov
production assistant
Stefan Kirilov
production assistant
Dimitri Kojema
production assistant
Irina Kozhema
production assistant (as Irina Kojema)
Tatiana Krouchovska
production secretary
Sergei Kuzmishov
dialogue coach (as Serguei Kouzmichov)
Marta Laska
production secretary
Olivier Lejort
production assistant
Yuna Lemasson
production assistant
Nicole Lenfant
administrator
Xavier Machain
caterer
Daniel Marchetti
title designer (as Marchetti)
Valentin Marinov Pelo
production assistant
Aleksandr Marinov
production assistant (as Alexandre Marinov)
Ludmila Mikhailova
coordinator: NTV Profit, Moscow
Albena Moutaftchieva
production secretary
Pierre-Laurent Nicolas
production assistant
Dimitar Nikolov
production assistant
Ilya Ognev
coordinator: NTV Profit, Moscow (as Ilya Ognyev)
Philippe Philipov
production assistant
Lidia Pikhour
administrator
François Pouliot
production assistant
Karine Raphaël
production assistant
Erwan Riou
production assistant
Patrick Sandrin
production assistant
Dominique Segall
press attache
Thierry Six
caterer
Alexandre Tchetirkine
production assistant
Anatoly Tchouiko
production assistant
Marusia Toshkova
production advisor (as Maroussia Tochkova)
Jean-François Tymen
caterer
Detchka Yossifova
administrator
Alexei Ziounkine
production assistant
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