The Executioner (1990): Cast & Plot
The Executioner is a 1990 crime drama starring Irina Metlitskaya as Olga Privalova, Anna Bereznitskaya and Sergey Gazarov. It runs 2 hours 46 minutes.
Russian What Is The Executioner About?
The premise of The Executioner without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The journalist becomes a victim of rape. To take revenge on the rapists, she makes a deal with the criminals. But things are beginning to unfold unpredictably…
The Executioner Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- husband wife relationship
- telephone call
- daughter
- bike
- coffee
- punishment
- mob boss
- gun
- mineral water
- waiter
- headwaiter
- dancer
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- drugs
- earring
- money
- dressing room
- restaurant
- friend
- rich woman
- revenge
- criminal
- surveillance
- warning
- menace
- sulphuric acid
- writing
- felony
- militia
- watching tv
- depression
- typewriter
- drinking
- cognac
- morphine
- photograph
- photographer
- brassiere
- cigarette smoking
- injection
- hospital
- surgeon
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- young woman
- fur coat
- driver
- soviet union
- leningrad
- road
- car
- gang rape
The Executioner Cast & Characters
Irina Metlitskaya leads the cast as Olga Privalova, with Anna Bereznitskaya as Olga in childhood and Sergey Gazarov as Igor Pogodin.
- Irina Metlitskaya as Olga Privalova
- Anna Bereznitskaya as Olga in childhood
- Sergey Gazarov as Igor Pogodin
- Aristarkh Livanov as Sergey Gavrilov
Also Starring in The Executioner
· 34 more- Stanislav Sadalskiy Viktor Goldner
- Andrey Sokolov Andrey Arsentyev
- Svetlana Seleznyova Waitress
- Algis Matulionis Voldemar Karlovich
- Dmitriy Nagiev Bartender
- Nikolai Kryukov Olga's grandpa
- Larisa Guzeeva Sveta
- Vyacheslav Vasilyev San Sanych
- Vadim Medvedev
- Boris Galkin Aleksandr Zavalishin
- Elena Arzhanik Lena
- Vadim Gushchin Investigator
- Nikita Mikhajlovsky militsia lieutenant
- Viktor Sergeev driver
- Vitali Shchennikov cloakroom attendant
- Maya Blinova Olga's grandma
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- Yevgeni Aleksandrov administrator at a restaurant
- Igor Ageev Doctor
- Anna Tvelenyova
- Larisa Tsapusto Zhanna
- Aleksandr Shurygin Voldemar's handyman
- Igor Kharlamov Voldemar's handyman
- Tamara Lebedeva Olga's mother
- Aleksandr Zagorskiy Olga's father
- Oleg Aksyonov
- Yuri Maltsev Cloakroom attendant
- German Vedentyev
- Oleg Petrov
- Aleksandr Glazun
- Rudolf Chelishchev
- M. Bondarev
- Aksinia Chenkova
- D. Lyapin
- B. Shnitkind
The Executioner Plot Summary
What happens in The Executioner 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
Set in Leningrad in April 1990, Olga Irina Metlitskaya is a tenacious journalist who endures a brutal assault carried out by three men—Igor Pogodin, Sergey Gazarov; Viktor Goldner, Stanislav Sadalskiy; and Sasha, a sculptor—while their fourth companion, Andrei Arsentyev, Andrey Sokolov looks on. The attack shatters Olga’s sense of safety and drives her toward a stark choice: report the crime or carve out her own path to justice.
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The Executioner FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Executioner, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Executioner?
The Executioner runs 2 hours 46 minutes (166 minutes).
When was The Executioner released?
The Executioner was released on October 30, 1990.
Who is in the cast of The Executioner?
The Executioner stars Irina Metlitskaya as Olga Privalova, Anna Bereznitskaya as Olga in childhood and Sergey Gazarov as Igor Pogodin, among 38 credited actors.
Does The Executioner have a post-credit scene?
No. The Executioner has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Executioner in?
The original language of The Executioner is Russian.
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