Admiral (2008): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Admiral is a 2008 war drama directed by Andrey Kravchuk, starring Elizaveta Boyarskaya as Anna, Konstantin Khabenskiy and Richard Bohringer. It runs 2 hours 3 minutes and earned $39.1 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 3m (123 min)
- Director
- Andrey Kravchuk
- Original language
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Russian - Studio
- Dago Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Admiral About?
The premise of Admiral without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Set against Russia’s turbulent revolution, the film follows Admiral Kolchak—a celebrated war hero, devoted husband and father—who falls for Anna, the wife of his closest friend. As his personal passion collides with the nation’s upheaval, Kolchak confronts a crisis of loyalty and ambition, ultimately being drawn toward the role of supreme ruler of Russia.
Admiral Themes & Keywords
· 33 tags- russia
- czar nicholas ii character
- russian empire
- imperial russian navy
- eastern front
- russian civil war
- world war one
- russian history
- red army
- 1910s
- german empire
- naval officer
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- 1917
- revolution 1918 1919
- oath
- october revolution
- war hero
- husband wife relationship
- admiral
- military officer
- russian navy
- military
- uniform
- naval
- naval uniform
- white army
- warship
- sea mine
- russian revolution
- one word title
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Admiral Cast & Characters
Elizaveta Boyarskaya leads the cast as Anna, with Konstantin Khabenskiy as Alexander Kolchak and Richard Bohringer as General Maurice Zhannen. Directed by Andrey Kravchuk; 55 actors are credited in all.
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Director Andrey Kravchuk
- Elizaveta Boyarskaya as Anna
- Konstantin Khabenskiy as Alexander Kolchak
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Richard Bohringer as General Maurice Zhannen - Fyodor Bondarchuk as Kinorezhisser Sergey Fyodorovich
Also Starring in Admiral
· 51 more- Sergei Bezrukov General Kappel
- Viktor Verzhbitskiy Kerenskiy
- Igor Savochkin Sergey Voytsekhovskiy
- Nikolay Burlyaev Imperator
- Irina Pegova
- Egor Beroev Mikhail Smirnov
- Aleksei Kravchenko
- Oleg Fomin Nikolay Podgurskiy
- Vladimir Zaytsev
- Aleksandr Lazarev Jr. Lebedev
- Vladislav Vetrov
- Andrei Tolubeyev
- Pavel Kornakov
- Kirill Pletnyov
- Aleksandr Klyukvin Premer-ministr Pepelyaev
- Seydulla Moldakhanov
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- Sergey Vlasov
- Aleksandr Tyutin
- Alexander Rapoport
- Olga Ostroumova
- Aleksandr Vorobyov
- Romuald Makarenko
- Vladimir Chuprikov
- Maksim Drozd
- Maksim Klyanov
- Nikolay Kachura
- Anna Kovalchuk Sofia
- Alexandr Fastovsky
- Evgeny Berezovsky
- Aleksandr Efimov
- Konstantin Strelnikov
- Mikhail Eliseev
- Yuriy Breshin
- Oleg Zima
- Anatoliy Pashinin Rostislav Ognivtsev
- Georgy Topolaga
- Vitaly Kudryavtsev
- Valeriy Sklyarov
- Aleksandr Buleyko
- Nikolay Reutov
- Aleksandr Bargman
- Dmitriy Shcherbina
- Sergei Pereboev
- Ksenya Kuznetsova
- Viktor Zaporozhskij
- Igor Shmakov
- Ilya Spinov
- Antonina Demanova
- Igor Kvak
- Vitaliy Kuklin
- Aleksey Larionov
More from Andrey Kravchuk
More films directed by Andrey Kravchuk, best-rated first: The Italian, The Empresses, Peter I: The Last Tsar and the First Emperor and Once In The Desert.
Admiral Plot Summary
What happens in Admiral from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
During the production of War and Peace at Mosfilm in 1964, an elderly Russian noblewoman is slated to appear as an extra. The film’s political commissar demands her dismissal because of her aristocratic lineage, but the director refuses to give in, insisting that she stay. This opening moment sets the stage for a story that shifts between a grand, behind-the-scenes drama of cinema and the brutal, defining events of a nation at war and in upheaval.
Full summary
The whole story of Admiral, scene by scene
Admiral Box Office
Admiral grossed $39.1 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$39.1M
- International
- $39.1M
How Well Do You Know Admiral?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which Russian naval officer is the central figure of the film?
Cars in Admiral
4 cars on screen, including the unknown and the unknown.
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Admiral Also Known As
19 alternative titles, including “El almirante” and “Amiraali”.
- Also known as
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- El almirante
- Amiraali
- Amiral
- Az admirális
- L'amiral
- O navarhos
- The Admiral
- Ναύαρχος
- Admirál
- 无畏上将高尔察克
- אדמירל
- 제독의 연인
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- Admirał
- Admirolas
- Адмирал
- Admirālis
- 末世薔薇
- Almirante
- Адмірал
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Admiral FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Admiral, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Admiral?
Admiral runs 2 hours 3 minutes (123 minutes).
When was Admiral released?
Admiral was released on June 6, 2008.
Who directed Admiral?
Admiral was directed by Andrey Kravchuk.
More films by Andrey Kravchuk Who is in the cast of Admiral?
Admiral stars Elizaveta Boyarskaya as Anna, Konstantin Khabenskiy as Alexander Kolchak and Richard Bohringer as General Maurice Zhannen, among 55 credited actors.
How much did Admiral make at the box office?
Admiral grossed $39.1 million worldwide.
Does Admiral have a post-credit scene?
No. Admiral has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Admiral in?
The original language of Admiral is Russian.
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