Breakthrough (1986 film) explained
| Breakthrough |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Dmitri Svetozarov |
| Cinematography: | Sergei Astakhov |
| Editing: | Eldar Shakhverdiyev |
| Studio: | Lenfilm |
| Runtime: | 99 minutes |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Language: | Russian |
Breakthrough (Russian: Прорыв|Proryv) is a 1986 Soviet disaster film directed by Dmitri Svetozarov.[1]
Plot
The film shows a major accident that occurred during the construction of a tunnel leading to the fictional station Petrovskaya of Leningrad Metro. It is based on a similar accident in 1974, in the tunnel between stations Lesnaya and Ploschad Muzhestva, playing up its unique design and geological conditions.
Cast
- Oleg Borisov — Head of Lenmetrostroi Boris Savelyevich Poluektov
- Andrei Rostotsky — Martynov, head of the mine
- Yuri Demich — Deputy. Chief of Lenmetrostroi Yurasov
- Mikhail Danilov — Marchuk
- Alexander Susnin — foreman Osmyorkin
- Yury Kuznetsov — sinker Vyazigin
- Andrey Krasko — Drifters Alexander and Bronislav Kostromins
- Vladimir Baranov — sinker Sherstobitov
- Valery Kravchenko — Morozov, the engineer of the mine electric locomotive
- Natalia Akimova — wife of Martynov (daughter of Poluektov)
- Yuri Soloviev — engineer Kostyrya
- Ivan Agafonov — Comrade Serov, from the regional party committee
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: ПРОРЫВ (1986). Энциклопедия кино / Encyclopedia of Cinema.
