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Yuri Demich
Igor Krymov
Nelli Pshyonnaya
Nora Braun
Leonid Satanovskiy
Max Beyn
Konstantin Zheldin
Venson
Sergei Yakovlev
Uvarov
Viktor Fokin
Anatoliy Romashin
Boris Smolin
Elza Lezhdey
Uta
Oleg Mokshantsev
Aleksey Mikhno
Boris Gusakov
Pavel Zharkov
Aleksandr Dik
Nikolai Merzlikin
Vladimir Novikov
Vsevolod Platov
Gleb Plaksin
Yevgeniya Sabelnikova
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Khasan Bakayev
- Screenplay & Story
- Andrei Solovyov, Vladimir Kuznetsov, Yu. Timoshin, Ninel Boyarova
- Original Score
- Georgiy Firtich
- Original Title
- Смерть на взлёте
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Khasan Bakayev
Andrei Solovyov, Vladimir Kuznetsov, Yu. Timoshin, Ninel Boyarova
Georgiy Firtich
Georgiy Kupriyanov
Mariya Kareva
Pyotr Feller
Department Leadership Roster
Vladimir Kuznetsov
Writer
Khasan Bakayev
Director
Andrei Solovyov
Writer
Georgiy Kupriyanov
Director of Photography
Valentin Polyakov
Production Design
Georgiy Firtich
Original Music Composer
Lidiya Rakhlina
Costume Design
Mariya Kareva
Editor
Konstantin Demakhin
Stunt Coordinator
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Frequently Asked Questions About Death at the Start
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Death at the Start about?
Propaganda film about Soviet inventor Igor Krymov and his entrapment by foreign spies.
Who directed Death at the Start?
Death at the Start was directed by Khasan Bakayev.
Who stars in Death at the Start?
The principal cast of Death at the Start includes Yuri Demich, Nelli Pshyonnaya, Leonid Satanovskiy, Konstantin Zheldin, Sergei Yakovlev.
When was Death at the Start released and how long is it?
Death at the Start was released in 1983 with a total runtime of 1h 31m.
Who composed the musical score for Death at the Start?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Death at the Start was composed by Georgiy Firtich.
Is Death at the Start based on a book or true story?
Death at the Start is adapted from the following source material: Book: "Andrei Solovyov".