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CHANNEL ONE

FILMS DIRECTORATE

DAGO FILM STUDIO

PRESENT

Im glad were together again, Mikhail.

Thank you for dragging me away from the staff office.

Gentlemen�

Let the sails blow!

What a merry guy. With an �Ill stab you look.

Khasan is very reliable.

Here you go.

Well, gentlemen�

To your new mission.

May you succeed in what the Emperor entrusted to you.

- To Constantinople! - To victory!

Excuse me� Tea, gentlemen.

It's your fleet.

ADMIRAL

WRITTEN BY ZOYA KUDRYA CO-WRITTEN BY VLADIMIR VALUTSKY

DIRECTED BY ANDREI KRAVCHUK

PHOTOGRAPHY BY IGOR GRINYAKIN, ALEXEI RODIONOV

ART DIRECTOR MARIA TURSKAYA, ALEXANDER ZAGOSKIN

MUSIC BY RUSLAN MURATOV AND GLEB MATVEICHUK

COSTUMES BY MARIA MORDKOVICH, EKATERINA GMYRYA

SOUND BY VLADIMIR LITROVNIK, KIRILL BODROV

VISUAL EFFECTS BY SERGEI SAVENKOV MAXIM AKSYONOV, ARMAN YAKHIN

ADMIRAL KOLCHAK: KONSTANTIN KHABENSKY

ANNA TIMIRYOVA: ELIZAVETA BOYARSKAYA

SOFYA KOLCHAK: ANNA KOVALCHUK

SERGEI TIMIRYOV: VLADISLAV VETROV

MIKHAIL SMIRNOV: EGOR BEROEV

GENERAL KAPPEL: SERGEI BEZRUKOV

COUNT CHELYSHEV: ANATOLY LOBOTSKY

NIKOLAI PODGURSKY: OLEG FOMIN

NINA PODGURSKAYA: KSENIA KUZNETSOVA

ROZA KARLOVNA: BARBARA BRYLSKA

DARYA FYODOROVNA: OLGA OSTROUMOVA

KHASAN: SEIDULLA MOLDOKHANOV

ROSTISLAV OGNIVTSEV: ANATOLY PASHININ

VLADIMIR RYBALTOVSKY: DMITRY SCHERBINA

SERGEI POGULYAEV: IVAN SHABALTAS

LEADING PRODUCERS DMITRY YURKOV, NIKOLAI POPOV

PRODUCERS ANATOLY MAKSIMOV, DJANIK FAIZIEV

EPISODE THREE THE COUP

SEVASTOPOL 1916

Your honor, captain first rank Chirikov reporting.

Guard! Left face!

Present arms!

Sir, the parade in your honor lined up.

Lieutenant Abramov reporting.

�I live on �Empress Maria.

Now its your ship, too. Youre within the reach of my hand.

Forgive me, but I wish I embraced you back then in the park.

Now I would have my happy recollections.

It fills me with joy and sadness to know youre so close�

�and yet so far away, like a star.

To think of you, my tangible dream,

�yet not accomplished as befits any dream.

- Where should I look? - Right into the camera.

�I remember your lovely, unforgettable smile�

�which bespeaks the utter happiness in life...

��which can only be a reward for great exploits.

Everything I've done seems so small in the face of this happiness and reward.

I love war for the mere joy of adoring you,

�adoring my dream, albeit a hopeless one.�

Its so boring to be an important lady.

- Ill have to organize charity evenings. - Noblesse oblige.

Now youre one of the first ladies of Russia.

I'd prefer to be my husbands shadow and nothing more.

- What did he write to you, by the way? - Just a short letter.

Nothing special. He has assumed his duties.

- Has a lot of work on his hands. - What?

- He has a lot of work. - Ah, of course.

I received a letter too, 12 pages.

He insists on my coming to Sevastopol, says he's missing me.

Well, my dears, thank you for the pleasant company.

- You are always welcome. - All the best.

You may disregard me, but at least have some respect towards Sofya.

Jesus, you are like a child.

I know that you cant

make anyone love you or hate you against his or her will.

But we were wedded in Church.

So what?

You swore to God to love me and to be faithful to me.

To be faithful? You mean, not to sleep with someone else?

- Indeed� - If thats what you mean, Im faithful.

Good. Write to him.

Write what?

Why getting on the way all the time?

What to write? Write to him

that you wont write to him anymore. That's it.

What happened, Sonya?

- What's wrong? - Not a single letter from him.

As if I dont exist.

Ah, the letters�

Forget the letters. Nothing but words.

Now think what you are.

The commanders wife! Go.

So bear this status proudly.

Dont torture yourself because of some flirt, God forgive me.

To hell with her.

Not a single woman in our family was deserted.

We are not the sort of people

to let anyone walk all over us.

Mom�

Pour me some wine. Come on.

My dear child�

SEVASTOPOL 1916

The Germans have two powerful cruisers -

�Goeben and �Breslau, both new and fast.

Theres a concentration of German submarines near the Bosphorus.

Here, here and here.

Keep seated.

We must block German and Turkish fleets

with mines, in their own ports. How many mines do we have?

- Four hundred. - Not enough. We need two thousand.

Organize delivery on short notice. Youll be in charge, Sergey.

Next: we must commission in Nikolaev

30 shallow-water ships able to approach the coast. Next�

- Excuse me. - Speak up.

A radiogram, sir. �Breslau has left the Bosphorus.

- Indeed. - Speak of the devil.

They want to take a look at the new commander.

Well, and well look at them. Circulate the all-fleet battle alarm.

Yes, sir.

We are setting off to sea.

Its �Breslau. Get ready!

Yes, sir!

Crew! Battle stations!

Look lively!

- Range 120. - Target 56.

- Get ready! - Fire!

Hiding behind the smoke screen, the devils�

�Breslau was heading for Novorossiysk to destroy our main base.

We attacked them, and they sailed away.

Several days later we started mining the enemys ports.

Achieving domination in the Black Sea, I prepared the landing operation

- �to take Constantinople. - Did you support any party at that time?

No, never.

As an officer I only considered my duty to keep my allegiance oath.

Excuse me, we should take your photo.

Come in.

Could you get up?

Stand here.

SEVASTOPOL 1916

The first version of Constantinople map.

Wonderful.

This summer well march along its narrow streets, Mikhail.

We cant wait for this day to happen.

The landing ships are ready. The parties are well-drilled.

I cant begin without the higher command.

They are waiting for changes in the front.

Have the maps printed for commanders of the landing parties.

Yes, sir.

- May I come in? - Come in.

- Sir, theres a film crew on the deck. - What do they want?

They are humbly asking to film your heroic personality.

Lets dive into eternity, Mikhail?

Yes, here, your honour.

Attention, lets begin.

Your honor, its not photography, but cinematography, see?

- And what? - Move.

- What does he want? - Its cinematography and I should move.

Then move.

Attention, lets begin.

DEGUSTATION

INSPECTION OF HANDS AND CAULDRONS BEFORE DINNER

OUR SAILORS' FRIENDS

�My dear, my distant Alexander.

I would give anything in the world to have a glimpse of you,

to stand with you on the deck of your ship quietly.�

I would give everything for this".

�My dear Anna.

For many hours on end I look at your photo on my desk,

where youre smiling. And this smile is about the rising sun

and the joy of life that I feel in your presence.�

�Everyone misses you here in the Fleet.

You were the very soul of the Baltic Sea��

�Maybe this is the reason, my dear angel, why the developments are good here.

I look at Constantinople in binoculars and know it as the palm of my hand.

The victory is nigh, and soon,

very soon I will put it at your feet��

�It is with great tenderness and sadness that I think about you,

praying for you fervently.

I want to hear more and more from you, oh my distant love��

Your Honor, an urgent radiogram.

�On March 2 the Emperor Nicholas II abdicated the throne.

The power came into the hands of provisional government.�

Monarchy has fallen.

KRONSTADT. SPRING 1917 YAKORNAYA SQUARE

- Where are you taking us? - To none of your business.

- Move on, buddy. - For God sake, gentlemen!

Dont be like a herd! We must do something!

- Stand here! - Dont you dare!

- This is treason! - Oh my Jesus�

- Listen to my command!.. - What are you doing? The war is on!

- Take care of the admiral. - For God sake!

Gentlemen, I order you to run away!

Don't let them escape!

Get up�

Damn�

Kolya�

Lord, give peace to your servant�

�Amongst the tribulations, I dont know what will happen next.

But as long as I live I think about the star shining forth so warmly

thinking about you, Anna.�

Thank God you are here. Pack your things.

- What happened, Serezha? - They killed Admiral Nepenin!

- What? He died in battle? - He was killed!

They stabbed the vice-admiral with bayonets! Beasts!

I dont understand � who killed them?

My Jesus, whats going on!

Please calm down. Explain.

Podgursky's killed. He died on my hands.

Anna, go and pack the suitcases. The most needful things.

Were leaving to Petrograd. I took a leave.

But why?

- I took a leave of absence. - Wait!

What are you standing? Go and pack your things.

- Thank God our son is safe. - Thank God we sent him to Kislovodsk.

Wait, Serezha�

I cant leave. All letters come here. Im waiting for them.

- Can you help me with this suitcase? - Of course.

Damn�

Anya�

Anya, please.

Anya. We have only 30 minutes.

If we dont make it, well be done for.

SEVASTOPOL

As they say in the Baltic, fellas,

theres only one life, so live it to the max.

Aint I right? Let it froth overboard!

- But how to live with no money? - Impossible!

Do you have money? Nor do I.

- Where shall we get it? - From the officers, where else.

- But how? - Well take it away!

We'll buy silk scarves for our gals.

- Aint I right? - Right!

Expropriation of expropriators, according to Marx.

Are you all such blabberers in the Baltic?

We have freedom there! We are our own masters.

We dont take orders from them darned officers.

They say you Baltic guys fed your admiral to fish.

Even fish wont eat Nepenin. We impaled him on bayonets.

- Alive? - Of course, its more fun.

- Let them shudder! - They will!

All of us - you and you

you and I, we are now the free citizens!

- Of the free Russia! - He's right!

Ill polish your dirty mug, you �free citizen.

- Wait� - Get out of here, scum.

What are you gawking? Break up!

- Stop bossing about. - Shut up, you sucker.

Throw him overboard!

What did you say, you stinky mackerel, you one-eyed flounder?

Beat him!

PETROGRAD 1917

- Sonya� - Who called?

Some tea?

- It was Count Chelyshev. - Really?

He was such a gallant wooer before you met Alexander Vasilyevich.

- Jesus, it was ages ago. - Yes.

What does he want?

He begged an audience.

What for?

Mom�

I couldnt refuse this decent person. Hes a count.

Will you excuse me.

Hell be here in 30 minutes.

We have lost our country.

Nothing will return to its old ways.

Were over a precipice!

Not so loud.

It will be the worst of all in Petrograd.

Im leaving to Paris.

As your old friend, I...

Please, not so loud.

Youll wake up my son.

Im sorry.

You know very well about my sentiments towards your person.

So now I�

Why are you saying all this?

I want to help.

I have a house in Paris. You can live there.

You should first of all talk about this with my husband.

Im a decent person.

Of course I will discuss it with your husband.

But a question of your safety�

My husband will take care of our safety.

Good bye, sir. Thanks for the flowers.

And may God keep you.

Im always at your service.

I want you to know this, Sofya Fyodorovna.

SEVASTOPOL

What is freedom? It is our right for a choice.

Our choice is to stop this shameful war!

No to the war!

You want to stop the war?

Very well.

I want to stop it, too.

But in what way?

To capitulate to the German fleet and live under the Kaiser?

Or to win and live according to our own laws?

So are you for freedom or for the German sway?

We are for the new Russia!

Hurrah to the provisional government and to our commander-in-chief!

Hurrah to Kolchak!

Are you with us, Your Honor?

Im at a loss whether we broke our oath today or confirmed it.

We swore allegiance to Russia.

IRKUTSK. JANUARY 1920

Thank you.

How did you take the February revolution?

Revolution gave me hope it would inspire

the populace to finish that war

which for me was the main cause

above politics and government forms.

And you were ready to accept any government?

Only if they serve Russia.

I never doubted the political honesty of the provisional government.

And I honestly swore allegiance to it.

Cant you see that honesty is not enough in revolution?

You also need to keep the power with a firm hand, even mercilessly.

Yes, unfortunately they didnt succeed.

While you did.

PETROGRAD 1917

Hey, fellas!

Who is there?

Smirnov. Mikhail.

Oh, Mikhail Ivanovich. Sorry for my looks.

Oh, you look wonderful.

- Come in. - Thank you.

You have a resort tan.

Its not surprising. I was at the Black Sea.

Sorry for such an early visit.

Misha? How do you do? You came from Sevastopol?

Yes. Ive the admirals order

to take you all to the place of his service.

Glad to meet you.

Misha?

- How do you do. - How do you do.

At least he remembered about us.

Why didnt he come himself?

Let me remind you that Vice Admiral Kolchak

is commanding over the Black Sea Fleet.

Yes, of course.

Ive brought two sailors. Theyll help you in everything.

Yes, of course. Please, make some tea.

Sure.

- You dont know where the tea is. - I dont know where the tea is?

I mean the best one. I hid it.

Im sorry, were all losing our minds here in Petrograd.

Take a seat.

When I saw you coming so early

I was afraid something was wrong with Sasha.

Of course not. Alexander Vasilyevich is in good health.

He only misses you and your son.

Rostislav keeps asking about him.

Please take off your coat and sit down.

Im pressed for time.

Will you get ready by the evening?

By the evening?

Trains run with big intervals. The next one will be in a week.

I see.

Honestly, I dont like the situation in Petrograd.

Its a lot worse in Kronstadt and Helsingfors.

Its all like in a bad dream. Drunken sailors everywhere.

Podgursky and Admiral Nepenin were killed.

The Timiryovs managed to leave to Petrograd by a miracle.

I know. Thats why you should hurry.

Ive a car. Ill pick you up at 19.30.

Will you make it?

Of course, but what about the tea?

Is the tea ready?

One moment.

At least youll drink the best tea.

But I must go.

Very well.

Well talk and have tea on the train. Madame�

Thank you.

�I wish I could press you to my heart,

a sinner as I am.

Mikhail Smirnov will bring this letter.

He is on business in Petrograd and will take my family to Sevastopol.

Admit, I must take care of them.

Youre with your husband, and theyre all alone in Petrograd.

Why Im trying to excuse myself?

Because I love you as I did before and I hope,

despite everything, to see you again one day.�

Let me treat you to some tea.

Take a seat.

And when your business trip expires?

Pardon me?

But youre on business here, right?

You are going to take Sofya Fyodorovna and all to Sevastopol?

Yes. Today at midnight.

Sorry, Ive no sugar.

Thank you for this letter.

I understand its not a pleasant mission.

You have always disapproved

my relations with Alexander.

But, Madame�

You are an honest person, Mikhail, and a bad pretender.

Mr. Kolchak is right.

Someone has to protect his family, and I have my husband.

Hes a member of some committee at the Admiralty,

so they won't touch us.

Well, I presume I dont need to answer this letter?

Its up to you.

Very well.

Then tell Mr. Kolchak that I hope, too,

that one day, despite everything, and so on�

How cold.

And in Sevastopol its warm like in summer?

Not like in summer, but its warm. I must go now.

Of course.

And have a nice trip.

Close ranks, fellas!

Darya Fyodorovna. Roza Karlovna. How do you do.

How do you do.

You are coming to our house?

We are in the packing process.

We are leaving to Alexander tonight.

Sorry, we cant receive you normally right now.

Well, then give this to Sofya. Its a present.

Very well.

Send my regards to her and Rostislav.

-Thank you. - Good bye.

Come in the evening to a farewell tea tonight.

Weve some sugar.

Thank you.

Good bye.

What sugar are you talking about?

Where is your German avarice?

You call me avaricious? For shame!

Nothing is shameful these days.

But to squander products is shameful.

Lets go. �We have sugar, eh.

How cold.

I pity our fellow-brothers serving here.

The Devil is their brother. And they serve the Devil.

At last.

You freezing? Get in the car.

Well load the luggage and will leave for home.

Ive never sailed under the British flag.

Any flag except the Russian one is safe here now.

As you wish, Mother.

Its the last trunks.

Sofya, all the rest is downstairs.

- Isnt your mother coming with us? - No, she isn't.

I didnt know. Maybe its because shes so tired of me?

She is grumbling all the time.

Dont worry. She planned long ago to settle in Kamenets-Podolsky.

Well give her a lift to Kiev.

Look, I can stay here.

Oh, come on. Go to Rostislav. Ill join you soon.

Okay.

But be quick. Ill need to lock all the doors.

Very well.

Darya, have you seen my Bible?

Well be downstairs.

SEVASTOPOL 1917

Roza, look what a warm sea!

I dont like sea, because of the breeze.

Im so glad we are here.

May God bless you.

Here.

The breeze will kill me one day.

Its so terrible in Petrograd.

Dirt and hunger everywhere.

They have lost their minds.

No honor or dignity.

- May God bless you. - Means its true.

Wash them.

Let their excellencies try the Crimean fruit.

Helm to port! Steady.

So nice here. Yes?

- Helm to starboard. - Yes, sir.

Good. Steady.

Yes, sir.

Well?

Well have it repainted.

I want a pink house. You agree?

- Wow! - Go.

God bless you.

- Ill look at the garden. - Of course.

And here we are.

How do you do.

Welcome home.

- Here, take. - Thank you.

We washed it.

Well?

Where will be Rozas bedroom?

I dont know yet.

- Here is my study. - I like it.

Remember?

And here is your room.

- Wow! - Go.

Did you like the garden?

I am so happy, you cant even imagine.

Ill change the curtains.

Of course.

I want everything my way here.

I hope we are here for long.

Sasha, I missed you so much.

I missed you, too. Terribly.

Sorry, I must go now.

Yes, of course, I understand.

Sorry, I let myself go.

- It wont do, the floors are creaking. - What?

This bed, the cushions and this armoir�

All the time its not ours.

Our son made his first steps at a dacha which was wasnt ours.

And my wardrobe?

I cant afford more than three dresses

because were moving from one place to another.

From a hotel to a rented apartment!

You want a house of your own on the Black Sea coast?

Sorry, I dont have so much money.

You want to change the floors?

Very well, well do it.

Sasha, I...

dont see so much of you.

Im not even asking for your love.

I just want to be a woman, a mother, a mistress of the house.

Is it such a lot to ask?

Alas, I cant cheer you up.

I dont even know for how long we are here.

What are you talking about?

Whats happening in the Baltic will soon be here.

We are trying, but it's all a matter of time.

Dont frighten me. Just a little of peace.

God will help us.

Forgive me, please.

As for the dresses, youll have many dresses.

I promise. I must go now.