Gogol. The Beginning (2017)
MysteryAdventureThrillerHorror
1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.
Director:
Egor Baranov
Writers:
Tikhon Kornev, Kim Belov, Alexey Chupov, Natalya Merkulova.
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Alexander Petrov as Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol |
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Oleg Menshikov as Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator |
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Yan Tsapnik as Bomgart - doctor |
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Taisiya Vilkova as Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess |
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Yuliya Frants as Oksana |
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Sergey Badyuk as Вакула (кузнец) |
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Artyom Tkachenko as Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa |
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Evgeniy Stychkin as Binh - investigator |
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Anton Momot as Грицко |
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Nadezhda Shumilova as midwife |
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Yevgeni Syty as Yakim |
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Artem Suchkov as Tesak |
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Marta Timofeeva as Vasilina |
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Svetlana Kireeva as Khristina |
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Evgeny Kapitonov as father Varfolomey |
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Pavel Derevyanko as Aleksander Pushkin |
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Valery Rybin as Black Horseman |
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Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov as Solopiy Cherevik |
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Ilya Borisov as Popovich |
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Beata Makowskaya as |
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Mariya Myasnikova as |
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Vitaliy Kovalenko as |
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Anastasiya Popova as |
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Andrey Pynzaru as |
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Pavel Grigoryev as |
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Sergei Linkov as |
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Artyom Efremov as |
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Stanislav Lelkhov as |
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Filipp Dyachkov as |
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Dmitry Golovanov as |
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Konstantin Purusov as |
| Writing | Aleksey Karaulov | Writer |
| Production | Olga Nikulina | Producer |
| Production | Olga Kurenkova | Executive Producer |
| Production | Valeriy Fedorovich | Producer |
| Production | Evgeniy Nikishov | Producer |
| Camera | Sergey Trofimov | Director of Photography |
| Production | Artur Dzhanibekyan | Producer |
| Production | Darya Skugar | Producer |
| Sound | Denis Dubovik | Music Producer |
| Production | Aleksandra Remizova | Producer |
| Writing | Filipp Konyashov | Writer |
| Writing | Nikolai Gogol | Short Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Viktoriya Igumnova | Costume Design |
| Production | Aleksandr Tsekalo | Producer |
| Art | Elena Zhukova | Production Design |
| Writing | Tikhon Kornev | Screenplay |
| Directing | Egor Baranov | Director |
| Writing | Kim Belov | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alexey Chupov | Screenplay |
| Writing | Natalya Merkulova | Screenplay |
| Sound | Mikhail Alekseev | Sound Director |
| Sound | Nikita Ershov | Sound Director |
| Directing | Galina Strizhevskaya | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Evgeny Barulin | VFX Supervisor |
| Directing | Vera Kryukova | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Evgeny Kordunsky | Additional Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tamara Frid | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Alla Petelina | Casting Director |
| Crew | Sergey Golovkin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Aleksandr Zhizhov | Sound Director |
| Production | Ivan Samokhvalov | Producer |
| Editing | Alexander Ivanov | Editor |
| Production | Ivan Golomovzyuk | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ryan Otter | Original Music Composer |