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The Turkish Gambit is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 11 november 2005 with Egor Beroïev
The Turkish Gambit (2005)
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Add to a movie listThe Turkish Gambit is a 2005 Russian historical spy film, an adaptation of Boris Akunin's novel The Turkish Gambit featuring his most famous character, the detective Erast Fandorin. It was directed by Dzhanik Faiziyev and written by Akunin himself. The film starred Marat Basharov, Yegor Beroyev and Olga Krasko. The Turkish Gambit was a box office success, although it received mixed reviews from critics.
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The film takes place in Bulgaria during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Erast Fandorin is put on the trail of a Turkish agent who is trying to disrupt the Russian advance during the Siege of Plevna. The agent, known as Anwar Efendi, is a master of disguise and has excellent command of Russian.Actors
Egor Beroïev
(Erast Fandorin)
Marat Basharov
(Gridnev)
Vladimir Ilyin
(General Mizinov (based on Nikolay Mezentsov))
Dmitry Pevtsov
(count Ippolit Zurov)
Viktor Verjbitski
(colonel Lukan)
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