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Viktor Bychkov actor
Poster: Turkish Gambit

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.