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CHANNEL ONE

FILMS DIRECTORATE

DAGO FILM STUDIO

PRESENT

I appoint the meeting of the staff officers for 17 p.m. Is it clear?

Yes.

- And put me through to General Kappel. - Yes, sir.

Where are we now?

Near Nizhneudinsk.

Well, a short way to Irkutsk from there.

- Whats wrong? - Hes in fever.

He was all right at first, and then…

I see.

Why didnt you tell anyone?

Your wound is infected.

Its not worth your trouble, Anna.

What do you mean? You dont trust me?

I was a nurse.

I know.

Then dont object. Take off his shirt.

I remember you.

When Mr. Kolchak was visiting the hospital,

he carried you to the officers ward.

So, you ran away to the front?

Im sorry.

Do you have some spirits?

The iodine is over, and I need to clean his wound.

Weve a little of vodka.

Then give it to me.

Here.

Bear with me, my dear man.

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

SERGEY TIMIRYOV VLADISLAV VETROV

MIKHAIL SMIRNOV EGOR BEROEV

GENERAL KAPPEL SERGEI BEZRUKOV

SHIRYAMOV ANDREI MOLOTKOV

SAMUEL CHUDNOVSKY NIKOLAI REUTOV

GENERAL WOJCIECHOWSKI IGOR SAVOCHKIN

GENERAL ZINEVICH VLADIMIR ZAITSEV

PRIME MINISTER PEPELYAEV ALEXANDER KLYUKVIN

GENERAL JANIN RICHARD BOHRINGER

ATAMAN SEMYANOV ANDREI I

MAJOR KROVAK MIKHAIL ELISEEV

UDINTSOV, HEAD OF KOLCHAKS SECURITY ALEXANDER EFIMOV

AIDE KNYAZEV DMITRY SUTYRIN

LEADING PRODUCERS DMITRY YURKOV NIKOLAI POPOV

PRODUCERS ANATOLY MAKSIMOV DJANIK FAIZIEV

EPISODE NINE CHRISTMAS

NIZHNEUDINSK. DECEMBER 1919

Nizhneudinsk. Look, how many refugees.

Russians running away from Russians.

Thats true.

Go and ask how long the stop will be.

Mr. Udintsov, sir…

Im at your service.

I want to ask you for a favor.

Can you get some food? Not so much, but of good quality.

It would be a problem nowadays.

The merchants stopped selling food.

I see.

I just wanted to make a treat for Mr. Kolchak.

Tomorrow is Christmas.

Ill try to help.

Thank you.

Were stuck in this Nizhneudinsk.

Theyre too slow with bringing the locomotive.

Mr. Arbatsky, one box is missin in carriage 5. Number 344060.

What do you mean? It walked away on its own legs?

Im just an accountant.

11 pounds of gold were spent – heres the report. As for that box…

Someone stole it from under our noses!

- Did you find it? - No, sir.

There is no box with that number, sir.

No? Are you sure?

Who could come here?

No one could.

Sir, there were two officers from Counter-Intelligence.

And you let them in?

Sidorov did. They had a document concerning… ehhh…

We need the proof.

They confessed everything.

Lieutenant Volsky and Colonel Syromyatnikov.

Where is the box?

We didnt find it.

Sir, they took it out, and there were the Czechs waiting.

These two culprits…

should be tried.

Find out how longer well stay here.

Out of my way.

Major, let out the train with Russias Supreme Ruler.

There is no locomotive.

There is a locomotive, and the workers are ready to attach it.

Well attach it only on General Janins order.

No order – no locomotive.

Youll have an order.

Very well. Excuse me. I need an order.

Kappels army is approaching.

Well make you fulfill Admiral Kolchaks orders.

Our Corps has stepped out of the war.

The regime of neutrality prohibits your echelons to go to Irkutsk, sir.

- A piece of coal. - Another one.

Pick up big pieces.

Alexander.

- How longer? - Were letting the Czechs to pass.

So well let them pass and pass?

Theyre on their own. Here is their memorandum.

What do they want?

They stop being liable before Russia and are leaving home.

They are evacuating their troops.

You mean, well set off only after

20 thousand cars with their stuff are evacuated?

I am the Supreme Ruler here. Battle alarm.

Battle alarm! Move!

Go away!

This memorandum is an act of political blackmail,

an attempt to obtain the approval of the great countries

to intervene by armed force in the internal affairs of Russia.

Dont threaten them…

…any further steps I will qualify as acts of hostility

in favour of the Bolsheviks.

I will answer this with armed force and struggle, and nothing will stop me.

The Czechs wont let us out!

What did you promise them for your salvation?

My compliancy?

Alexander!..

Im sorry. I lost my temper.

Signed by – Admiral Kolchak!

IRKUTSK. GENERAL JANIN'S COMMANDING TRAIN

General Janin is here.

General…

Write everything down.

How do you do, sir.

My train is being detained.

Is everything all right with you, General Janin?

Do the Czechs obey you or not?

The situation is complicated.

Allow me to have my own discretion.

Your task is to guard the railroad. I find your behavior abnormal.

The Czechs are tired and embittered. Youd rather not argue with them.

You dont have enough force to win.

I already offered my help to protect your gold echelon.

Id rather let it go to the Bolsheviks than to you.

My detainment may provoke the enemy from within.

Calm down your guards. Ill provide you with the safe road to Irkutsk.

NIZHNEUDINSK STATION

The conflict seems to be over.

Thank God we are setting off.

Weve lost much time because of General Janin.

And how did he explain it?

That he is doing it for the sake of our security.

And I think he is doing it for the sake of the golds security.

What a prudent opinion about our allies.

If you had mentioned it earlier,

I would have made you my Foreign Minister.

You said it. As soon as we reach Irkutsk, Ill move into his office.

- Alexander. - Yes?

Lets have some dinner. Its Christmas today, remember?

How gorgeous.

Happy Christmas.

And where is your ring, Anna?

I took it off long ago. You just didnt pay attention.

Anna, I want you to know…

Today I wrote a letter to Sofya asking her for a divorce.

I dont know how much time God granted to me,

but I want to be honest before her.

Tell me… will you become my wife?

Alexander, at last we are together.

Isnt that enough for us?

Anna, I asked you a concrete question.

Why do you keep silent?

Lets have a drink.

Excuse me.

Whats the matter?

Your Honor. A telegram.

A revolt in Irkutsk.

The power was taken by the SRs with the help of the Bolsheviks.

Sorry. Happy Christmas.

I must go.

And Ill be waiting for your answer.

IRKUTSK. THE HQ OF THE REBELS.

We helped you, gentlemen, we took the city.

Now its your turn to help us.

We fulfilled all our obligations.

Not all of them.

We demand you turn over Kolchak.

Kolchak is protected by his allies.

As the incumbent power, you can begin the negotiations.

Theyll listen to you. We are not in power.

But we will. Right, Comrade Chernovsky?

You didnt mention Kolchak before.

But now its high time. Kolchak is isolated in Nizhneudinsk.

Kappel is far away, our 5th Army on his heels.

Or you still trepidate before the Supreme Ruler?

- All the best. - Good bye.

Happy Christmas, comrades ‘Just Russians.

Officers! Soldiers!

My congratulations upon the Nativity of Christ!

Hurrah!

Weve an order from the Supreme Ruler to take Irkutsk!

Left dress! Forward march!

NIZHNEUDINSK STATION

Itll take Kappel 7 days to get to Irkutsk.

Thats way too long.

Will Semyonov manage to quell the rebellion?

He is brave enough, or rather, crazy.

Sorry.

We dont know how many rebels.

Any ideas, gentlemen?

I appoint Ataman Semyonov Commander of the troops

in the Far East and Irkutsk region.

Weve no choice. Ill shake his hand if he takes Irkutsk.

TRANS-BAIKAL REGION. THE HQ OF ATAMAN SEMYONOV

The Buryats are at odds with the Cossacks.

Bickering because of fodder again?

- Well look into this. - You bloody will.

The Buryats are greedy.

But so are you.

You know us Cossacks.

Oh yeah. Divide it fairly. We war together.

Excuse me. Its Admiral Kolchak.

Admiral? Very well.

Why should we talk with him?

No ones asking you, Nesterenko.

Ataman Semyonov is here.

Admiral, Ataman Semyonovs on the line.

How do you do, Grigory.

You werent so friendly back in Harbin.

Now we must be friendly for the sake of Russia.

Weve common enemy,

and you cant be indifferent to the fact that they seized Irkutsk.

Youre a good strategist and know very well:

if you have Irkutsk, you have the whole Trans-Baikal region.

And if I fail? The Reds are crowding us from all side.

They offered a reward for your head.

Then well die together.

They wont have mercy upon you, Mr. Semyonov.

Thats true.

Well, peace then, Alexander.

When can you set off?

Its very risky, you know.

Not earlier than in a week.

That would be too late.

You must attack while the cadets and Cossacks are still fighting.

Set off in 24 hours.

Its not an order – its a request, Grigory.

PARIS. FRANCE. HOPITAL LARIBOISIERE

May I come in? Will you excuse me, Madame.

Youve no right to throw out an ill person!

The Ministry doesnt want to pay for her treatment.

Sofya Kolchak is the wife of Russias Ruler!

The President himself cares for her.

Hed better stand the expenses.

What on earth is going on?

I feel for Madame Kolchak.

But our government is making their own conclusions.

No-no. Good-bye, Madame.

Bad news?

Yes, everything is not so good with Russia.

No one needs me and my mom.

No one needs all of us. Lets go.

Because you have made the Lord, which is my refuge;

there shall no evil befall you,

neither shall any plague come nigh your dwelling.

For he shall give his angel charge over you,

to keep you in all your ways.

God Almighty, help my Father and may I see him once again.

Amen.

…Our Great Lord, the Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow

and the whole Russ; and our Lord, His Eminence Silvester,

Archbishop of Omsk and Pavlodar.

For unto thee are due all glory, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages.

…And Russias Supreme Ruler Alexander,

the honourable Presbytery, the Diaconate in Christ and all the clergy;

the blessed country of Russia and all her Orthodox people…

You looked so sad in the church.

I wanted to come up to you and say all the kind words…

Then say them now.

Any news from Semyonov?

The Cossacks were driven to the outskirts of Irkutsk.

THE EASTERN FRONT OF KOLCHAK'S ARMY.

HQ OF THE 2nd UKRAINIAN REGIMENT

I cant let you in.

I need to talk to the Admiral.

I cant let you in. Come in the morning.

Out of my way, or Ill kill you!

Thousands of dead from Irkutsk to Nizhneudinsk.

Simple refugees. Against whom are we warring?

Against our own people.

Where is your Fatherland now, Admiral?

Let him in.

General, you are warring against the Bolsheviks.

Cant you see our only chance to win is to fight to the end.

No matter how dire its worth.

A girl died on my hands. She asked to warm up her brother.

She wasnt Red or White, she was just fighting for her life to the end.

I accept this kind of fighting.

And I dont want to win on your side anymore.

I dont know whom I am to defeat.

You are drunk.

Yes I am.

Then shoot me. For the love of God, shoot me, sir!

Though, I wont entrust this important deed to you.

Dont you touch me!

Sleep on it. Take him away.

Lets go, General…

There is no Irkutsk garrison anymore.

Good night.

Why did he come?

You permitted him to abandon the army?

He has no more army.

Hed have better shot himself. What was he blabbering?

He was drunk.

Its all because of the emotions.

We have lost Irkutsk.

IRKUTSK. JANUARY 1920

We showed Semyonov real hell, comrades.

Get up! Step away!

Whats going on?

Step away.

Whatre you standing? Move on.

- You think well beat them soon? - Yes.

And well build a new life.

What? Give me a drink.

For the first time Semyonov has run away!

What a shame!

How many men did you manage to save?

200. And 100 have scattered.

We lost the whole regiment!

God forbid, Your Honor, well meet again.

The Reds will take care of him all right.

You, fool.

There is nothing to be glad about.

IRKUTSK. THE COMMANDING TRAIN OF GENERAL JANIN

Semyonovs Cossacks were defeated.

Irkutsk is in our hands.

What have you decided, General?

I agree, but I take the person of Mr. Kolchak under my protection.

And the gold echelon as well?

I dont like the admiral.

But I respect him for his honesty and his sincere love of his country.

I will do everything to save his life.

You seem to care for the gold more than I do.

The gold belongs to Russia.

Pardon?

The gold belongs to Russia.

To whose Russia? The Just Russians?

The Bolsheviks? The Kolchaks?

You are so interested that it will be the Czechs

protecting the gold from all of you.

The conversation is over, gentlemen.

NIZHNEUDINSK STATION

Where is Kappel?

He received the order and is moving towards Irkutsk.

We dont know his exact whereabouts.

We must move towards Irkutsk to rally forces with Kappel.

And what then?

Well take the city and begin the offensive.

I hope so.

Come in.

A telegram from Kolomzino station, from Kappel.

- Permission to leave? - Dismissed.

He is moving straight to Irkutsk.

He must hurry.

THE TAIGA ON THE SHORES OF KAHN RIVER

Sir, weve wandered from the course by 20 kilometers.

Well have to cross the river. Pick up the pace!

Step lively! Close ranks!

Back off!

Back off!

Give me your hand, sir.

Still we need to cross it.

The boots! On the double!

No. God forbid youll catch cold. Ill get warm. We must hurry.

Put on your boots! Its an order.

NIZHNEUDINSK STATION

Remember: the Czechs are no allies for us.

Tell me the truth, General: are you with me or against me?

Admiral, the railroad is blocked by the Red partisans.

And we dont know where Kappel is.

Kappels army is moving towards Irkutsk.

I must get there.

The outcome of the war depends on how soon Ill be in Irkutsk.

You must provide my echelons with safe passage.

The Reds wont touch you, if youll move under the allies colors

and under the Czechs protection.

If Im getting you right, the rest echelons will stay in Nizhneudinsk?

You must believe me.

The word of an officer: I guarantee your safety.

Listen to my order.

Im going to Irkutsk only with the convoy officers.

The rest personnel will remain in Nizhneudinsk.

Get up.

You were told to get up.

Time to go, Mr. Udintsov.

Officers, get into the carriage.

Alexander.

The carriage for the ministers…

- Board the train. - But…

Board the train.

Believe me, everything will be all right.

Let's go.

Thank you.

Admiral, please dont leave the train at the stations,

dont stand near the windows.

And dont send any information about yourself.

It looks like an arrest.

No, sir.

The workers are raging at the stations, they are after your head.

NIZHNEUDINSK STATION. THE GOLD ECHELON

Godspeed…

Mr. Arbatsky…

How do you do.

Whats the matter?

- How about a drink to warm yourself? - No, thanks.

What do you mean – ‘the inter-union guard?

I mean that the gold echelon will be guarded

by the Czech troops until it reaches Vladivostok.

In other words, you seized the gold.

Please sign it here.

Mr. Arbatsky, Mr. Kulyabko, from now on you are under Lt. Talskis command.

We are arrested?

Not at all. You are indispensable experts.

In 5 days you must present the full inventory of the gold reserve.

Russias gold reserve.

Exactly. Have a nice day.

Good bye.

Damn.

The guards have arrived.

File in. Forward march.

- Alexander… - Yes?

Remember I told you about my grandmother?

Of course.

When she felt sad, you know what she did?

She would play solitaire for many hours on end.

I cant lay out solitaire.

As for the cards…

I inherited her cards.

Lets play for amusement sake?

That would be rather extravagant.

The Supreme Ruler playing cards at the decisive moment.

No one will know. I locked the door.

I said something wrong?

No, I just thought…

that Im so lucky to have you, Anna.

VILLAGE OF TULUN

Breathe…

Once again…

Good.

You listen to my back as if it were performing a concert.

Unfortunately, it is a concert, and a very loud one.

But Im mostly worried… Youve high temperature…

Im mostly worried about your legs, let me examine them again.

My legs are all right. I can walk. What else do you want?

They are severely frost-bitten.

Its not surprising. The frost.

Almost all my soldiers are frost-bitten.

Admiral is heading for Irkutsk, we must hurry.

Vladimir…

At least put on felt boots, youre not at the parade.

Yes, I categorically insist on felt boots.

- Very well. - Lieutenant…

Sergey, warn everyone were setting off in ten minutes.

Yes, sir.

Fix them on my saddle.

Doctor I promise Ill use them if necessary.

So lets mount horses, and Godspeed.