Teheran 43
| Teheran 43 | |
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 Soviet film poster | |
| Directed by | Alexander Alov, Vladimir Naumov |
| Written by | Alexander Alov, Vladimir Naumov |
| Starring | Natalya Belokhvostikova, Igor Kostolevsky, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Alain Delon, Claude Jade |
| Music by | Georges Garvarentz, Mieczysław Weinberg |
| Distributed by | Mosfilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 192 minutes |
| Countries | Soviet Union France Switzerland |
| Languages | Russian French |
| Box office | 94,335 admissions (France)[1] |
Teheran 43 is a 1981 USSR-France-Switzerland drama film made by Mosfilm, Mediterraneo Cine and Pro Dis Film, directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov. It is based on events around Operation Long Jump, the 1943 attempt by Nazi Germany to assassinate Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Tehran Conference.
The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1981 and had 47.5 million viewers. It won the Golden Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival in 1981.[2]
Alternative titles
The film was shown internationally under the following names:
- Тегеран-43 (USSR)
- Assassination Attempt (USA)
- Teheran 43: Spy Ring (USA)
- The Exterminator (Australia)
- Eliminaattori (Finland)
- Killer sind immer unterwegs (West Germany)
- Nido di spie (Italy)
- Téhéran 43, Nid d'espions (France)
- Teerã 43 (Brazil)
- تهران ۴۳ (Iran)
Plot
Teheran 43 starts in 1980 in Paris. The memories of hero Andrei take the story back to 1943. The Germans planned to assassinate the three men. 37 years later, the German agent Max lives with Françoise, a young Parisian woman, who hides him. But another Nazi, Scherner, is hunting down Max who failed to carry out the planned assassinations. Max trusts Françoise, but he doesn't know that she works for Scherner. Another plot in the movie is the romance between Andrei and the French woman Marie in 1943, followed in 1980.
Cast
- Natalya Belokhvostikova as Marie/Nathalie
- Igor Kostolevsky as Andrei
- Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Max
- Alain Delon as Foche
- Claude Jade as Françoise
- Albert Filozov as Scherner
- Curd Jürgens as Legraine
- Nikolai Grinko as Hermolin
- Gleb Strizhenov as Simon
- Vsevolod Sanayev as Innkeeper
- Mike Marshall as Terrorist on Airplane
- Jess Hahn as Terrorist on Airplane
- Jacques Roux as Mr Johnson
- Evelyne Kraft as false secretary
- Natacha Naumova as Marie (child)
Soundtrack
The music score for the movie was composed by Georges Garvarentz and Mieczysław Weinberg. Charles Aznavour's theme song "Une Vie D'amour" (Russian: Вечная любовь,Vechnaya lyubov, lit. Eternal love), performed by Aznavour and Mireille Mathieu, became very popular in Russia as well as abroad. Its popularity is attributed to the success of the film, and today is considered by many to be one of Aznavour's best songs.[3]
References
- ^ Box office information for Alain Delon films at Box office story
- ^ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ^ Charles Aznavour's Greatest Hits
External links
- 1981 films
- 1980s drama films
- Soviet films
- Mosfilm films
- Russian-language films
- French films
- Swiss films
- 1981 in the Soviet Union
- Films directed by Aleksandr Alov
- Films directed by Vladimir Naumovich Naumov
- Films set in 1943
- Films set in 1980
- Films set in Paris
- Films set in Tehran
- Nonlinear narrative films
- World War II spy films