The Wizard of the Kremlin

Synopsis

In the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever.

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Cast

Paul Dano

Vadim Baranov

Jude Law

Vladimir Putin

Alicia Vikander

Ksenia

Tom Sturridge

Dmitri Sidorov

Will Keen

Boris Berezovsky

Jeffrey Wright

Rowland

Andrei Zayats

Igor Sechine

Kaspars Kambala

Alexander Zaldostanov

Andris Keišs

Yevgeny Prigozhin

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George Sogis

Boris Yeltsin

Magne-Håvard Brekke

Eduard Limonov

Emmanuel Carrère

Edouard Vercambre

Elisa Lasowski

Marylène

Marija Linarte

Anastasia Chekova

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Dmitry Krupnikov

Baranov's Father

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Dmitry Turchaninov

Garry Kasparov

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Ints Indriksons

Badri

Egons Dombrovskis

St. Petersburg Friend

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Vadim Nikolaychuk

Dmitry Medvedev

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Kaspars Kārkliņš

White House Official

Crew

Art

• Mareks Bērents Art Department Coordinator
• Aksels Millers Art Direction
• François-Renaud Labarthe Production Design
• Hélène Esselinck Set Decoration
• Aldis Meinerts Set Decoration

Camera

• Yorick Le Saux Director of Photography
• Quentin Boschini Key Grip
• Sergey Manto Data Wrangler
• Maris Pilats Second Assistant "A" Camera
• Emils Skrivelis Second Assistant "B" Camera
• Denis Sorogin First Assistant "B" Camera
• Dmitry Tartishnikov First Assistant "A" Camera
• Carole Béthuel Still Photographer
• Alex Bouton Drone Pilot
• Benjamin Colleye Focus Puller
• Maéva Drecq "B" Camera Operator
• Stéphane Germain Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Jürgen Doering Costume Design
• Ryo Murakawa Hair Designer
• Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen Makeup Designer
• Kerstin Weller Hair Supervisor
• Emilija Eglite Makeup Supervisor
• Frédérique Foglia Makeup Artist

Crew

• Aldis Hofmanis Picture Car Coordinator
• Slava Samuchov Stunt Coordinator
• Viktorija Žukauskaitė Stunt Double
• Angelin Preljocaj Choreographer
• Ilze Jakusa-Kreituse Special Effects Coordinator

Directing

• Olivier Assayas Director
• Zanda Ramāne Second Assistant Director
• Artūrs Zeps Third Assistant Director
• Dominique Delany First Assistant Director
• Christelle Meaux Script Supervisor

Editing

• Joël Li First Assistant Editor
• Marion Monnier Editor

Lighting

• Brice Bailly Best Boy Electric
• Torben Wenneberg Gaffer
• Taivo Tenso Best Boy Electric

Production

• Olivier Delbosc Producer
• Thomas Pierce Executive Producer
• Scott Weber Executive Producer
• Olita Varpa Production Manager
• Alexandra Abrams Executive Producer
• Lee Broda Executive Producer
• Robert K. MacLean Executive Producer
• Stuart Manashil Executive Producer
• Michael Paletta Executive Producer
• Jeff Rice Executive Producer
• Antoinette Boulat Casting Director
• Vera Leyina Production Assistant

Sound

• Nicolas Cantin Location Sound Mixer
• Nicolas Moreau Sound Designer
• Gwennolé Le Borgne Sound Designer
• Sarah Lelu Sound Designer
• Olivier Goinard Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Jonas Orantin ADR Supervisor
• Nicolas Fioraso Foley Artist

Visual Effects

• Guillaume Le Gouez Visual Effects Supervisor
• Alain Carsoux Visual Effects Supervisor
• Janis Jakuss Kreituss Special Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Olivier Assayas Writer
• Giuliano da Empoli Novel
• Emmanuel Carrère Writer

Photos