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The Inner Circle

  • 19911991
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.1K
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The Inner Circle (1991)
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The true story of Ivan Sanchin, the KGB officer who was Stalin's private film projectionist from 1939 until the dictator's death. Told from Sanchin's view, the sympathetic but tragically fla... Read allThe true story of Ivan Sanchin, the KGB officer who was Stalin's private film projectionist from 1939 until the dictator's death. Told from Sanchin's view, the sympathetic but tragically flawed hero maintains unwavering faith in his "Master" despite the arrest of his neighbors an... Read allThe true story of Ivan Sanchin, the KGB officer who was Stalin's private film projectionist from 1939 until the dictator's death. Told from Sanchin's view, the sympathetic but tragically flawed hero maintains unwavering faith in his "Master" despite the arrest of his neighbors and his involvement with their daughter, his wife's affair with the chilling State Security ... Read all
IMDb RATING
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2.1K
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  • Director
    • Andrey Konchalovskiy
  • Writers
    • Andrey Konchalovskiy
    • Anatoliy Usov
  • Stars
    • Tom Hulce
    • Lolita Davidovich
    • Bob Hoskins
  • Director
    • Andrey Konchalovskiy
  • Writers
    • Andrey Konchalovskiy
    • Anatoliy Usov
  • Stars
    • Tom Hulce
    • Lolita Davidovich
    • Bob Hoskins
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 25User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 12 nominations

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    Lolita Davidovich and Tom Hulce in The Inner Circle (1991)
    Lolita Davidovich and Tom Hulce in The Inner Circle (1991)
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    Lolita Davidovich and Tom Hulce in The Inner Circle (1991)
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    Tom Hulce
    Tom Hulce
    • Ivan Sanshin
    Lolita Davidovich
    Lolita Davidovich
    • Anastasia
    Bob Hoskins
    Bob Hoskins
    • Beria
    Aleksandr Zbruev
    Aleksandr Zbruev
    • Stalin
    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
    • Prof. Bartnev
    Bess Meyer
    Bess Meyer
    • Katya (16 years)
    Mariya Baranova
    • Katya (10 years)
    Irina Kupchenko
    Irina Kupchenko
    • Directress
    Vladimir Kuleshov
    Vladimir Kuleshov
    • Colonel Schelkasov
    Vsevolod Larionov
    Vsevolod Larionov
    • General Rumiantsev
    Aleksandr Filippenko
    Aleksandr Filippenko
    • Major Khitrov
    Evdokiya Germanova
    Evdokiya Germanova
    • Governess
    Lyubov Matyushina
    • Sonia Gubelman
    Aleksandr Garin
    • Vasily Morda
    Mariya Vinogradova
    Mariya Vinogradova
    • Fedosia
    Aleksandr Lipkov
    • Aaron Gubelman
    Antonina Anokhina
    • Claudia Morda
    Aleksandr Sirin
    Aleksandr Sirin
    • Voronkin
    • Director
      • Andrey Konchalovskiy
    • Writers
      • Andrey Konchalovskiy
      • Anatoliy Usov
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The movie premiered in the United States on December 25, 1991 - one day before the Soviet Union dissolved and became the Russian Federation.
    • Goofs
      The movie covers the years 1939 to Stalin's death in 1953. However, it constantly refers to the KGB, an organization that did not come into existence until 1954. Until then the USSR security service was known by a variety of names, most notably the NKVD (Narodny Komisariat Vnutrennykh Del or People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs) between 1934 and 1943. It is this organization that Ivan would have joined in 1939. However, the sign on the NKVD headquarters in the film does read "NKVD" not "KGB". This refers only to foreign versions of movie, because in russian version names are correct. "NKVD" is used in early scenes and "MGB" in '50s.
    • Quotes

      Katya: [On her parents] They're traitors! They tried to kill Stalin! They should be shot!

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: JFK/Grand Canyon/Father of the Bride/The Inner Circle (1991)

    User reviews25

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    very depressing!
    Unbelievable...that's all that kept going through my mind. How could people treat others so badly? I saw this around Christmas time and it totally bummed me out. Wow, not a film for the holiday season! Basically, if you had any doubts at all about the horror that was Russia's Stalinist era, here is your confirmation. Good Acting, sad, sad story, tragic even, photography excellent (some shots looks so realistic! Of course, some scenes were shot in the Kremlin, supposedly).

    Very moving film.
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    • ebert_jr
    • Dec 24, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1991 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Soviet Union
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Projectionist
    • Filming locations
      • Russia
    • Production companies
      • Numero Uno International
      • Mosfilm
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $93,292
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $36,782
      • Dec 29, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $93,292
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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