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Tycoon

2002, Crime/Drama, 2h 8m

35 Reviews 100+ Ratings

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Wants to be The Godfather, but the movie's Citizen Kane-style narrative limits its effectiveness. Read critic reviews

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Sergei Oshkevich as Viktor, Levani Uchaineshvilli as Larry, Vladimir Mashkov as Platkin, Alexandre Samoilenko as Moussa, and Mikael Vasserrbaum as Mark. photo 9

Vladimir Mashkov as Platon. photo 10

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Maria Mironova as Maria. photo 12

Vladimir Mashkov as Platon and Levani Uchaineshvilli as Larry. photo 13

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Movie Info

Provincial judge Shmakov (Mariya Mironova) is brought to Moscow to investigate the death of Platon Makovskiy (Vladimir Mashkov), a one-time mathematics professor who became the richest and most ruthless man in modern Russia. Owing his meteoric rise to his criminally masterful manipulation of Russia's post-Communist chaos, Platon kills anyone who gets in his way, all the while basking in the fame afforded by the media limelight and presenting himself as the consummate capitalist.

Genre:

Crime, Drama
Original Language:

Russian
Director:

Pavel Lungin
Producer:

Catherine Dussart, Vladimir Grigoriev
Writer:

Pavel Lungin, Aleksandr Borodyansky
Release Date (Theaters):

Jun 13, 2003 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 18, 2017
Runtime:

2h 8m
Distributor:

New Yorker Films
Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, DTS, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Vladimir Mashkov

Vladimir Mashkov
Platon Makovskiy

Mariya Mironova

Mariya Mironova
Masha

Andrey Krasko

Andrey Krasko
Shmakov

Levan Uchaneishvili

Levan Uchaneishvili
Larri

Marat Basharov
Koshkin

Mikhail Vasserbaum

Mikhail Vasserbaum
Mark

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