The Flight - posters, covers, wallpapers
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Бег (1971)
Timing:
3:16 (196 min)
5.6/10
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- The film is based on the works of M.A. Bulgakov: "The Flight," "The White Guard," and "The Black Sea."
- "Constantinople" was filmed in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.
- The crew searched for a long time for a suitable location for Khludov's "dreams." Initially, the cinematographers suggested Lake Baskunchak, a salt lake near Volgograd, but there were no military units nearby, and soldiers were constantly used as free extras in Soviet films. In the end, these strange shots were filmed in sand quarries near Lyubertsy.
- Gleb Strizhenov was originally cast to play the role of Khludov.
- Vladimir Vysotsky auditioned for the role of Charnota.
- Alexander Kaydanovsky, Valentin Smirnitskiy, Stanislav Lyubshin, Boris Khimichev, Lev Prygunov, Vladimir Mashchenko, and Vladislav Dvorzhetsky—who later played Khludov—all auditioned for the role of Golubkov.
- Nina Maslova auditioned for the role of Serafima.
- The surname of Alexei Batálov's character, Sergei Pavlovich Golubkov, is nearly an anagram of the surname Bulgakov.
- In the USSR, the play 'Flight' was not officially banned; however, directors were advised against staging it, as it had carried an anti-Soviet stigma since the Stalin era.
- The original screenplay was titled "Dreams of Russia," which was later changed to "Path into the Abyss," before returning to the author's original title, "Flight".
- A private screening of the film "Doctor Zhivago" (1965, dir. David Lean), which was banned in the USSR, was organized for the film crew.
- The film's consultant was Elena Bulgakova (Mikhail Bulgakov's third wife and muse), whom Naumov described as a beautiful, mystical woman, saying: "I don't understand if our relationship is a dream or reality..." According to him, Elena Sergeyevna served as the link between the film crew and Mikhail Afanasyevich.
- Yevgeny Yestigineyev and Mikhail Ulyanov were cast in the film without auditions.
- The card game scene was filmed at night in a cold Mosfilm pavilion (the only time Yestigineyev and Ulyanov could carve out of their schedules after their evening theater performances).
- During filming, Evgeny Evstigneev took every opportunity to nap. If a four-minute break was announced, he spent three of them sleeping.
- In the film, Valery Zolotukhin plays the role of a variety singer performing the song "It Was by the Sea," based on the lyrics of Igor Severyanin, in the style of Alexander Vertinsky.
- Wide shots of Constantinople without actors were filmed "underground" in Istanbul due to a lack of permission from religious organizations. A handheld camera was used so as not to appear professional. Because of a depleted battery, they were unable to shoot at 24 frames per second, managing only 10 to 12.
- The city sets for "Constantinople" were filmed in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, and partially on the Mosfilm sets.
- The scene in which Mikhail Ulyanov's character walks through the city streets in long johns was filmed in Paris. The actor in his undergarments surprised very few people.
- A number of scenes were filmed on the grounds of the Novospassky Monastery in Moscow.
- After filming in Paris ended, it was necessary to sign a final expense report for the film crew with a lawyer, who signed the documents stating: 'I hereby certify on my honor that all expenses have been correctly incurred.' It had to be explained that in the Soviet Union, no one knew about 'world-renowned law firms' and that for the accountant, only a stamp was required. The French lawyer was offended, but they eventually managed to get the necessary stamp.
- According to legend, the film was saved from being 'shelved' by a game of dominoes. Vladimir Naumov and Mikhail Ulyanov were flying from Czechoslovakia to Moscow, where they were invited to the first lounge to play dominoes with members of the Politburo, who were short two partners. They played for stakes: the winners had the right to ask for whatever they wanted. The creative intelligentsia, despite being complete novices at the game, managed to win two out of three matches, after which 'Flight' was approved.
- Elena Bulgakova added a scene to the film where the undertaker runs a finger down the cheek of one of the White officers and says: 'You ought to shave! Otherwise, it'll be a chore to shave a dead man!'
- For actor Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, work on the role of Khludov began with the scene in the train carriage (Khludov in a delirium, haunted by the ghost of a hanged soldier).
- The scene in which a rider picks up a fallen red banner from the ground while galloping was filmed in a single take (filming took place in Zakarpattia, where production had just finished on Sergei Bondarchuk's film 'Waterloo,' and the horses were so exhausted that they refused to perform).
- Efforts to organize the cockroach racing scene involved both 'trainers' and 'cyberneticists' to no avail, until someone remembered that domestic cockroaches always scurry into the dark when the light is turned on. For the shoot, small boxes with shutters, lined with black velvet, were arranged on a billiard table. The mechanism worked with absolute precision.
- After watching the film, the Chairman of Goskino declared that Alov and Naumov had created a White Guard romance: 'What is wrong with you, have you gone mad! Your Whites are suffering! And Charnota is actually a positive character! He evokes love when he should evoke hatred!' The premiere of 'The Flight,' scheduled for the Rossiya cinema, was canceled.
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