| The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (Giperboloid inzhenera Garina) | |
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 Original Czech film poster | |
| Directed by | Aleksandr Gintsburg |
| Written by | Iosif Manevich Alexander Gintsburg |
| Produced by | Moisei Vainberg |
| Starring | Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev Vsevolod Safonov Mikhail Astangov Natalya Klimova |
| Cinematography | Alexander Rybin |
| Music by | Moisey Vainberg |
| Production company | Gorky Film Studio |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (Russian: Гиперболоид инженера Гарина, translit. Giperboloid inzhenera Garina) also abbreviated as Engineer Garin is a black-and-white 1965 Soviet science fiction film based on Aleksey Tolstoy's novel of the same name.
Plot
In 1925, Russian engineer Pyotr Garin develops a weapon of unprecedented destructive power using the discoveries of Professor Mantsev—the hyperboloid, a generator of an intense heat ray. Garin devises a plan to use the hyperboloid to achieve his ultimate ambition: to become the ruler of the world. However, his invention attracts the attention of both Soviet intelligence agencies and foreign capitalists, sparking a relentless pursuit of Garin and his deadly creation.
Awards
- IFF of Fantasy Films in Trieste (Italy) – Top Prize "Golden Seal of the City of Trieste", 1966
Cast
- Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev as Pyotr Petrovich Garin (Engineer Garin)
- Vsevolod Safonov as Vasily Shelga
- Mikhail Astangov as Mr. Rolling
- Natalya Klimova as Zoya Montrose
- Vladimir Druzhnikov as Arthur Levy / Volshin
- Mikhail Kuznetsov as Hlynov
- Yuri Sarantsev as Tarashkin
- Nikolai Bubnov as Nikolai Mantsev
- Viktor Chekmaryov as Four-fingered
- Pavel Shpringfeld as Gaston / Duck Nose
- Bruno O'Ya as Captain Yansen
- Alyosha Ushakov as Vanya Gusev
- Anatoli Romashin as Dr. Wolf
- Valentin Bryleyev as Victor Lenoir
- Artyom Karapetyan as secretary
- Vyacheslav Gostinsky as comandant of the Golden Island
- Stepan Krylov as telegraph worker
- Vladimir Balashov as scientist (episode)
- Konstantin Karelsky
References
- ^ "The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (DVD NTSC)ENGLISH SUBTITLES (1965)". Amazon. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "The Hyperboloid Of Engineer Garin: Cast & Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- "Engineer Garin's Hyperboloid". Bukinist.com. 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- "DVD disk Engineer Garin". Russian Cinema Council. 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
External links
- Giperboloid inzhenera Garina at IMDb
- Giperboloid Inzhenera Garina (1965), NYT Movie Review
- ГИПЕРБОЛОИД ИНЖЕНЕРА ГАРИНА, DreamTech
- Engineer Garin (Giperboloid inzhenera Garina), (RUSICO) Russian Cinema Council
- Fedorov, Alexander. “The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin”: the Novel and its Adaptation to Media Education Lessons in the Student Audience. European Researcher, 2012, Vol.(30), № 9-3, pp.1579-1584
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