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CHANNEL ONE

FILMS DIRECTORATE

DAGO FILM STUDIO

PRESENT

FRANCE. THE VERSAILLES MILITARY SCHOOL

�I miss you very much, my dear Slavushka.

God knows when well meet again.

When you grow up, I want you to serve your Fatherland as I did all my life.

Your country and dedication towards it is above all.�

Cadet Kolchak! What must you do at night?

I must sleep.

Then sleep, and dont cry.

Im sorry.

It mustnt happen again.

�May God bless you and keep you.

I will love you for ever and ever, my dear son.

Your Father.�

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

UDINTSOV, HEAD OF KOLCHAKS SECURITY ALEXANDER EFIMOV

AIDE KNYAZEV DMITRY SUTYRIN

GENERAL WOJCIECHOWSKI IGOR SAVOCHKIN

MAJOR KROVAK MIKHAIL ELISEEV

PRIME MINISTER PEPELYAEV ALEXANDER KLYUKVIN

GENERAL JANIN RICHARD BOHRINGER

SAMUEL CHUDNOVSKY NIKOLAI REUTOV

SHIRYAMOV ANDREI MOLOTKOV

BURSAK, COMMANDANT OF IRKUTSK MAXIM DROZD

LEADING PRODUCERS DMITRY YURKOV NIKOLAI POPOV

PRODUCERS ANATOLY MAKSIMOV DJANIK FAIZIEV

EPISODE TEN TOGETHER

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD. WINTER 1920

Kappel is approaching Irkutsk. I must go there.

Whereas you, Anna�

Ill come with you.

Dont argue with me.

Dear Anna,

you got into a bad situation. How unfair.

My being with you is the best days in my life.

There is only one thing that I regret.

What is it?

That we didnt dance.

I promise that at the first ball coming well dance away together.

Anna... I think youd better�

Alexander, Ive already made my choice.

Why did you prefer to move here from the gold echelon?

Im a soldier and received an order.

As for our preferences, we simply want to go home, thats all.

To go home, and not with empty hands. A carriage with stuff for every Czech.

So what people are dying. Its not your people, eh.

At night well stop at the Zima station. Ill let you go.

The road is controlled by the Reds.

Its the last station where you can escape.

All the officers?

Yes.

And the Admiral, too?

You mean, he prefers to leave to Mongolia?

I wish we were with Kappel now or even with Semyonov.

We should leave to Mongolia.

But what about the Admiral? We gave an oath.

Come in.

Excuse us.

Alexander, the officers are here.

Will you excuse me.

- Admiral, permission to speak? - Speak.

Is it true the allies will protect you?

Gentlemen, I and Anna will proceed to Irkutsk.

Janin gave me an officers word.

For you it would be safer to leave the train and join Kappel.

Without me. At least no one will be chasing you.

Lets say goodbye, gentlemen.

STATION ZIMA

Wait! Where are you going?

Wait! Wait!

Where are you going, gentlemen? Gentlemen, how can you?

You got scared? Why are you leaving?

Cant you see youre betraying him?

Anna.

The Admiral dismissed the convoy.

- Ill stay if you wish. - No. Dont.

What do I do?

You must live, Misha, its the best of all.

Go. Go.

Find Sonya and Rostislav. Send them my love.

Tell them�

well, you know.

Farewell.

I know its hard, brothers,

but Kolchaks train has already passed the Zima station.

We must hurry. Step lively!

IRKUTSK. THE COMMANDING TRAIN OF GENERAL JANIN

Your situation cant be worse, General.

The workers were going to dismantle the tracks, but I managed to stop them.

Also the Workers Committee decided to blow up the tunnels around the Baikal.

Monsieur�

- Comrade. - Sorry. Of course. Comrade.

Thank you for your good turn.

What can you do without the railroad, Monsieur Janin, you and your Czechs?

I understand.

What do you want?

The gold reserve belongs to Russia and must stay in Russia.

While you can go further to Vladivostok with all your loot.

Fair enough. Russias gold should stay in Russia.

And something more.

Prepare an order to give away Kolchak to the Political Centre.

But am obliged to protect him.

Very well, if you are so obliged.

But what am I to tell the workers who want to get Kolchak?

It can lead to lynching.

Then I cant guarantee your safety.

Comrade!

You wrote to Sofya about us?

Yes.

Give me this letter.

Here.

Sofya has been and will continue to be your wife.

And now drink your milk, you should remain in good health.

Drink your milk.

Mr. Udintsov.

- I had a phone talk at the station. - And?

The question of the Admiral is decided.

What do you mean? You said he was under protection!

Be quiet.

I must point out the Admirals carriage. I told you more than I could. Sir�

INNOKENTYEVSKAYA STATION. THE GOLD ECHELON

Mr. Arbatsky� Wake up. Its me Kulyabko.

I found some clothes. Put them on.

What happened?

The Czechs are unloading the gold.

Janin ordered them to take it back to the Irkutsk bank.

Theyve no time for us now.

That devil lieutenant is gone. Its our chance, God be praised.

Get dressed, weve nothing to do here anymore.

Watch your step.

Stop! Who are you?

All right, go.

Come on.

- The Admiral will go to Irkutsk? - Who knows. Lets go.

Come in.

Alexander. Everything is ready. Change quickly.

Heres the documents, the greatcoat. Youll be disguised as a soldier.

Major Krovak will put you into the last Czech echelon.

- But what about� - No one will touch Anna.

Ill take care of this. My word of an officer.

Alexander, you must go. Dont worry about me.

- How much time do we have? - Seven minutes.

- Step out for one minute. - Of course.

I swear by God, Ill find you.

You must hurry.

Come in.

You didnt change?

- Im not leaving. - Alexander, please�

The only thing Ill never do in my life is take flight.

I promised to meet Kappel near Irkutsk.

Thank Major on my behalf.

Farewell.

Hurry up�

Can we do without it?

No. Your legs are frostbitten. Its gangrene. Im sorry.

Then go ahead, gentlemen�

Please step out.

Lord, help your servant to bear with this terrible pain�

Close the door.

May God help us�

IRKUTSK

Two men, come with me.

Here. Go ahead.

Mister Kolchak�

- Whats the matter? - Get your things.

How do you do.

Were giving you away to the local authorities.

What authorities?

The Irkutsk Soviets.

Indeed.

Mr. Kolchak, get your things.

Madame Timiryova?

- Sorry. - Its all right.

Admiral�

- Admiral, sir� - What?

Can I ask you for one minute?

Excuse me, but do you have a weapon?

Yes.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

- Alexander� - Step back!

Dont you touch me!

Mr. Pepelyaev, the court will clarify everything.

But Janin promised to�

Mr. Kolchak, wait a minute.

I demand�

What are you doing here?

I demand that they arrest me.

Out of my way!

- Madame Timiryova� - Anna�

�we dont have a warrant to arrest you. On what grounds?

Because Im the Admirals wife.

Please, dont.

Allow me to disobey you but once, Alexander.

As you wish.

Vladimir, I insist once again�

Listen, I wont abandon my army.

God is merciful.

Admiral, proceed to the cell.

Mr. Prime Minister, this way.

I� Over here?

Anna�

Open this cell.

VILLAGE OF VERKHNEOZERSKAYA

To General Janin, Commander of the Allied Forces.

Relying on the Czechs, with whom we had been pursuing our common cause�

General, did you hear the news? Excuse me�

�you dared to offend the Russian Army.

I demand satisfaction and challenge you to a duel.

- Your honor� - Read it.

I cant meet the challenge

because of General Kappels poor moral and physical condition.

Son of a bitch!

Dont!

Bastard! Judases! Traitors!

My answer is�

Bring the doctor!

Admiral Kolchak was arrested. The Czechs let it happen.

It couldnt happen without your permission.

He was arrested by Just Russians.

The power here belongs to them and the Bolsheviks.

The Czechs submitted to their power.

So now they wont stop you on your way to Vladivostok.

The Moor has done his duty?

I cant risk the lives of my soldiers.

Monsieur Janin...

Your thirty pieces of silver, General.

- How is he? - Cant be worse.

Wojciechowski� Wojciechowski�

We take Irkutsk, drive away the Reds and save the Admiral.

Take over the command�

Tell my troops� that I was devoted to them.

That I loved my country and I proved it by my very death.

- Go and do it, my friend� - Yes, sir.

What a pity�

Your Honor. Were approaching Irkutsk.

Step up!

- What is it? - Kappel�

- I dont understand. - Be quiet.

What about Kappel?

Kappels troops have approached Irkutsk.

My God, I knew that Kappel wont abandon Alexander!

Kappel is dead. Wojciechowski is in his stead.

God, remember the soul of thy servant Vladimir�

Read this.

- Some tea? - No.

��to release Kolchak immediately� provision� the gold reserve.

Or theyll assault us.

An ultimatum.

Sounds impressive.

How many manforce do they have?

More than enough.

The 5th Army is on their heels.

They give us one day.

Well, they want Kolchak?

Theyll have him.

Ill arrange it with Moscow.

And tell this jury of �Just Russians to wrap up their heart-to-heart chats.

All right.

- Kappel is coming here. - I heard about it.

Look, the Admiral. His hair grew grey.

Wait, lady. Its forbidden.

Only be quick, Anna. Dont let me down.

How do you do, Anna.

Kappels troops are near Irkutsk. Theyll soon free us.

My darling, well be free. They put forward an ultimatum.

- How come you know? - A knock-knock on the wall.

- What do they demand? - To release you.

Now these people will hurry things up.

No, no. Kappel will be in good time. It cant be otherwise.

Anna! Its time to.

Go. Go.

It's forbidden....

Have some tea.

Here.

- Give it to me. - Sorry.

Admiral, wed like to clarify�

You introduced field courts.

But in fact there were none.

A field court was appointed by the one in charge to suppress a revolt.

Three officers would come and shoot everyone.

What about the paper work?

Do you want some tea?

As I can see, its our last interrogation.

Id like to see Anna.

- They wont permit it. - Who?

The Bolsheviks. The power is now in their hands.

What a bright day�

Speaking about the paper work�

Everything was done according to the rules of the�

Thank you.

Im sorry, Admiral.

Sir� Farewell.

Irkutsk.

To arms!

- Where you going? - Open the gate.

In the name of the Revolution.

There was no order.

Hurry up. Open the gate, little commander.

Mr. Kolchak�

On behalf of the Revolutionary Committee,

we came to announce the decree concerning your person.

I see. No need to continue.

Do you have something to say or to ask for?

Allow me to see my wife for the last time.

Its impossible. Something else?

- Mr. Pepelyaev� - One moment�

How do you do.

For my mother.

May she bless me for my death.

Very well.

May she remember her son Victor�

My Jesus�

Go.

Excuse me.

Four men � walk ahead.

Mr. Kolchak�

- Here? - Yes.

- A blindfold? - No.

What about you?

No thanks, Ill manage.

God, forgive my sins, voluntary and involuntary, to Thee I sing glory�

Do you want to say anything?

Tell my wife in Paris that I bless my son.

How many wives do you have?

Very well, Ill tell her.

So soon?

Go ahead.

- Farewell, Admiral. - Farewell.

Aim!

Fire!

Put their clothes on the cart.

Hurry up, were freezing.

What a strange ice-hole.

Its Jordan of the Epiphany Day.

MOSCOW. JANUARY 1975

Volodya Timiryov.

Graduated from the Moscow School of Architecture and became an artist.

Arrested on denunciation of the NKVD in March of 1938.

Shot to death on May 17, 1938.

Sergey Timiryov.

After Anna left him,

he became Commander of the Navy of the White Army in the Far East.

Later he emigrated to China where he was the captain of a fishing ship.

Died in Shanghai in 1932.

Sofya Kolchak.

After an escape from Sevastopol,

she lived in Paris and dedicated herself to her son.

She died in the Longjumeau Hospital in 1956.

Rostislav Kolchak became a military officer.

During WWII he fought against the Germans in the ranks of the French Army.

He died in Paris in 1965.

Sergei Wojciechowski emigrated to Czechoslovakia in 1920.

During WWII he was the Minister of War of the clandestine Czechoslovak government.

Was arrested in Prague in May 1945.

He died in the Ozerny prison camp near Irkutsk in 1951.

On March 14, 1937, Cheka arrested the peoples enemy Samuel Chudnovsky.

The military jury of the Supreme Court sentenced him to capital punishment.

The verdict was carried out on August 13, 1937.

Mikhail Smirnov emigrated to England.

In 1930 he published in Paris

his biographical essay �Admiral Alexander Kolchak�.

Smirnov died in Great Britain in 1937.

Then let him kiss someone.

The first person coming!

And kiss this person passionately!

Im being summoned to the headquarters. Will you see my wife home?

Ladies and gentlemen!

ANNA TIMIRYOVA.

AFTER KOLCHAK'S PERSECUTION SHE WAS ARRESTED

AND SPENT 37 YEARS IN PRISON CAMPS.

WAS REHABILITATED IN MARCH OF 1960.

SHE DIED IN MOSCOW ON JANUARY 31, 1975.

ADMIRAL