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Dark Planet (Russian: Обитаемый остров, translit. Obitaemyy ostrov, lit. 'The Inhabited Island') is a science fiction film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk. The film was adapted by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko from the 1969 novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky of the same Russian name, published in English as Prisoners of Power; a part of Noon Universe series. It is a dystopian story set on post-apocalyptic planet Saraksh, ruled by totalitarian regime that brainwashes its citizens. Maxim Kammerer, a space explorer from Earth, crash lands on Saraksh and becomes involved in the planet's everboiling politics.
The film was met with mixed reviews. It was praised for visual style, social commentary and being faithful to the original novel, but also criticized for its direction and casting. Dark Planet was made with one of the largest budgets for Russian cinema at the time (it remains the most expensive Russian science fiction film ever), and despite huge box office earnings and DVD sales the movie barely repaid its own budget.
Original Release
12/18/2008
US Release
12/18/2008
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vasiliy Stepanov | Maksim / Maxim Kammerer |
Yulia Snigir | Rada / Rada Gaal |
Pyotr Fyodorov | Guy / Guy Gaal |
Sergey Garmash | Zef |
Gosha Kutsenko | Vepr |
Aleksey Serebryakov | Strannik / Strider |
Mikhail Evlanov | Chachu / Rittmeister Chachu |
Andrey Merzlikin | Fank / Funk |
Anna Mikhalkova | Ordi / Ordi Tader |
Maksim Sukhanov | Papa |
Directors
Writers
Eduard Volodarskiy, Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko, Arkadiy Strugatskiy, Boris Strugatskiy
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vasiliy Stepanov | Maksim / Maxim Kammerer |
Yulia Snigir | Rada / Rada Gaal |
Pyotr Fyodorov | Guy / Guy Gaal |
Sergey Garmash | Zef |
Gosha Kutsenko | Vepr |
Aleksey Serebryakov | Strannik / Strider |
Mikhail Evlanov | Chachu / Rittmeister Chachu |
Andrey Merzlikin | Fank / Funk |
Anna Mikhalkova | Ordi / Ordi Tader |
Maksim Sukhanov | Papa |
Fedor Bondarchuk | Prokuror / Prosecutor |
Yuriy Tsurilo | General |
Kirill Pirogov | Svyokor |
Evgeniy Sidikhin | Test |
Aleksey Gorbunov | Shurin |
Aleksandr Feklistov | Dever |
Sergey Mazaev | Voldyr |
Leonid Gromov | Gramenau |
Sergey Barkovskiy | Renadu |
Vasiliy Savinov | Lesnik |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Evgeniy Severov | Executive Producer |
Fedor Bondarchuk | Producer |
Roman Kokorev | Producer |
Vladimir Logvinchenko | Producer |
Sergey Melkumov | Producer |
Alexander Rodnyansky | Producer |
Dmitriy Rudovskiy | Producer |