Turkish Gambit
A screen adaptation of Boris Akunin's novel about the adventures of Erast Fandorin.
- Year
- 2004
- Country
- Russia
- Genre
- Detective, Historical
- Director
- Dzhanik Fayziev
- Role
- Cossack cornet
- Cast
- Egor Beroev, Olga Krasko, Alexander Baluev, Gosha Kutsenko
- Running time
- 130 min
Plot
A screen adaptation of the eponymous novel by Boris Akunin. It is set during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878; the brilliant detective Erast Fandorin unravels a plot by an enemy agent. One of the highest-grossing Russian films of its time. Viktor Bychkov plays the cornet.
About Viktor Bychkov's role
A dashing Cossack cornet — a character supporting role in a large-scale historical detective film based on the novel by Boris Akunin.