Bonfire in the White Night (1984)
The summer of 1971 was hot and dry. This circumstance ensured that the plan would be exceeded and promised large earnings for Ivan Kopyriv's geological exploration expedition, which was located in the area of the Tunguska village of Erbogachen. Upon encountering a layer of permafrost, master Yelfimov, contrary to fire safety regulations, ordered the permafrost to be thawed with bonfires. However, the dry and gusty wind did its job: the resulting fire spread with catastrophic speed to the continuous forest areas, and the situation spiraled out of control.
Director: Boris Buneev
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Vladimir Antonik as Pavel Kopyryev |
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Galina Munzuk as Lena |
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Viktor Tarasov as Ruchyev |
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Nikolai Olzej-Ool as Avachan |
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Nikolay Gravshin as Krasnostanov |
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Vadim Andreyev as Yelfimov |
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Yuri Zabarovsky as Khayenko |
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Arkadi Katovshchikov as |
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Vasili Nagovitsyn as |
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Aleksandr Gorbenko as Glokhlov |
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Valentin Verkhoturov as |
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Vasiliy Popov as Glyrin |
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Zinaida Kulakova as |
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Vladimir Shikhov as |
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Viktor Smirnov as |
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Vladimir Smirnov as |
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O. Usanova as |
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Inna Vykhodtseva as |
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Vitaliy Yakovlev as |
| Directing | Boris Buneev | Director |
| Writing | Yuri Sbitnev | Writer |
| Writing | Yuri Sbitnev | Novel |
| Sound | Yevgeni Gevorgyan | Music |
| Camera | Aleksey Chardynin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Svetlana Frolenko | Editor |
| Editing | Viktor Yerofeyev | Color Timer |
| Art | Olga Bednova | Production Design |
| Art | I. Nazarov | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ye. Medvedeva | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yu. Lebedeva | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Viktor Zolotaryov | Production Manager |
| Directing | Feliks Król | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Leonid Likanov | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mikhail Pyaderkin | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Genrikh David | Sound |
| Crew | N. Nikitina | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | A. Boldirev | Gaffer |
| Camera | Vladislav Menshikov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Vladimir Sazonov | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Elshad Bagirov | Conductor |
| Writing | Valentina Kibalnikova | Script Editor |